The Steps of Goat Aggression

[Erikthviking]

I appreciate the guidance, and definitely don't take offense. I understand that the biggest part of the problem here is me, and getting upset at advice I may not like doesn't help fix it. I feel like the most pressing issue I have right now is having tools to escalate enough without going overboard, or not escalating enough and continuing in the same spot I am in now. If he is still aggressive after the board what is next, a cattle prod? Is there a point where meeting his aggression in kind only serves to cause him to escalate? The lady I got him from is willing to discuss options if necessary, but my plan is to keep goats long term, so I need to know how to deal with issues like these. Sometimes the best lessons are the hardest learned. The back of my knees are taking the most damage. What you said about bucks hooking each others legs and flipping them is exactly what he is trying to do with me.