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07-10-2022, 04:02 PM
I have Togg cross baby packers (with some Alpine and Nubian parentage), and I have nothing but good things to say about them. They are all very sweet and friendly. The 3/4Togg/1/4Nubian boys, Andy and Stanley, are like big friendly dogs and they always want to be by my side. The Togg/Alpine kids Ocho and Silver and their sister Lucky are friendly too (they have their mom so they don't think I'm mom). Tito (3/4 Togg, 1/4 Alpine), is probably my favorite, looks the most Toggenburg and is maybe the smartest and he does seem a little independent, often hangs out by himself (maybe partly because he is an only child and his momma wouldn't let him nurse without me first catching her and putting her in the milking stanchion), but he's also really friendly to me and comes when I call.
I would say that some of them are sensitive, Tito seems almost thoughtful at times and he gets sad when he's having mommy issues, I really can't yell at him because it hurts his feelings. Andy, if I'm yelling at another goat, will come and look into my eyes as if to say, is everything alright? Ocho and Silver don't seem particularly sensitive, I tie them to a post when they jump on the chicken coop and say, bad goat, and it doesn't seem like their feelings are very hurt (more like Alpines), they just lie down until I untie them and usually don't jump on it again until the next day.
They're all sturdy looking, Andy, Stanley and Tito are huskier and calmer, but Ocho and Silver have longer legs and may be better proportioned. I think I prefer the ones with less Alpine, not that Ocho and Silver are bad, but they are friskier and like to jump on things and the other ones don't. They let me put a little pack on them, or a muzzle, and Andy and Stanley let me lead them on a double leash with a splitter (head to head). Just really calm nice goats. I think they would all follow me anywhere, it's all about the socialization, and I take these guys in the car with me all the time, and I walk them on a leash in various places.
Catching them is never a problem, the only goat I have that is hard to catch is Tito's momma Cricket (1/2 Alpine 1/2 Toggenberg), and that's because I didn't socialize her much as a baby. These babies, they're just with me all the time when I'm home, I even sleep outside sometimes with them tied next to me to get them used to camping. So they just think I'm one of them.
Their dad, Andre, is a purebred Toggenburg and he's always been an extremely friendly goat (which is not so great with the male goat smell!), kind of on the dumb side I think, but his babies all seem smart. I was skeptical at first when we got a Toggenberg to be the dad and not sure if he'd make good pack goats, but now that I have them I think we definitely made the right choice and I love all of them.
I would say that some of them are sensitive, Tito seems almost thoughtful at times and he gets sad when he's having mommy issues, I really can't yell at him because it hurts his feelings. Andy, if I'm yelling at another goat, will come and look into my eyes as if to say, is everything alright? Ocho and Silver don't seem particularly sensitive, I tie them to a post when they jump on the chicken coop and say, bad goat, and it doesn't seem like their feelings are very hurt (more like Alpines), they just lie down until I untie them and usually don't jump on it again until the next day.
They're all sturdy looking, Andy, Stanley and Tito are huskier and calmer, but Ocho and Silver have longer legs and may be better proportioned. I think I prefer the ones with less Alpine, not that Ocho and Silver are bad, but they are friskier and like to jump on things and the other ones don't. They let me put a little pack on them, or a muzzle, and Andy and Stanley let me lead them on a double leash with a splitter (head to head). Just really calm nice goats. I think they would all follow me anywhere, it's all about the socialization, and I take these guys in the car with me all the time, and I walk them on a leash in various places.
Catching them is never a problem, the only goat I have that is hard to catch is Tito's momma Cricket (1/2 Alpine 1/2 Toggenberg), and that's because I didn't socialize her much as a baby. These babies, they're just with me all the time when I'm home, I even sleep outside sometimes with them tied next to me to get them used to camping. So they just think I'm one of them.
Their dad, Andre, is a purebred Toggenburg and he's always been an extremely friendly goat (which is not so great with the male goat smell!), kind of on the dumb side I think, but his babies all seem smart. I was skeptical at first when we got a Toggenberg to be the dad and not sure if he'd make good pack goats, but now that I have them I think we definitely made the right choice and I love all of them.