Carrott on a Stick

I am positive that everyone has heard the phrase carrot on a stick to get someone moving.
Apparently not everyone has heard of it, possibly because it doesn't actually work.

It's like bribing a child to be quite in church. If they are seriously that stubborn they won't behave for anyone. Trust me, I have been bribing for 5+ years now, you would think I'd give up. (oops, make that eight if you count how long I've been married)

Today Kiely, lil sis, and Dave were trying to relocate the ever precious donkey Maria to her new home near Banner, one of the other horses. Kiely pulled and pulled, Dave cracked the whip, literally. Still nothing. So I got the brilliant cartoon-esque idea and tied a carrot by rope to the end of a stick.

I was thinking that all those Disney cartoons I watched as a child would finally come in handy..........Maria, not impressed.

The only way she finally budged was a great old fashioned theory Dave put to use. If you pulled hard and long enough the stubborn jack-ass we love so dearly would finally start moving her ass.

Oh well it was worth a try, right?

Check out the action shots.

Tug and pull

Dave's peace offering after her walk, oops, drag to her new home.


Oh Crap, No wonder it didn't work. She likes apples.