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01-05-2014, 09:35 AM
Aw, he's so cute! Welcome, welcome, and nice to meet you!
I think channeling Gidge's energy into hauling garbage cans is a great idea. It gives your willful goat something to pull against besides you and may make him feel useful and important. Your other goat will just have to learn how to deal with being left behind sometimes. It's good for them to be able to deal with being separated. Use a halter instead of a collar and Gidge won't be able to pull you around. I had similar issues with my goat, Cuzco, before I got him a halter. With a collar he could pull me over without even trying. That's one reason he made such a great harness goat! He loves to pull against resistance. But the halter controls their head so they can't lean into it like a collar or harness.
As for parks and trails that allow goats, I figure if there's no signage saying "NO", then go for it. It's better to ask forgiveness than to ask permission.
I think channeling Gidge's energy into hauling garbage cans is a great idea. It gives your willful goat something to pull against besides you and may make him feel useful and important. Your other goat will just have to learn how to deal with being left behind sometimes. It's good for them to be able to deal with being separated. Use a halter instead of a collar and Gidge won't be able to pull you around. I had similar issues with my goat, Cuzco, before I got him a halter. With a collar he could pull me over without even trying. That's one reason he made such a great harness goat! He loves to pull against resistance. But the halter controls their head so they can't lean into it like a collar or harness.
As for parks and trails that allow goats, I figure if there's no signage saying "NO", then go for it. It's better to ask forgiveness than to ask permission.