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08-13-2015, 05:48 PM
As a seller, I have seen many instances of people getting bossed around by their goats. One of the biggest problems is people just dont understand the true workings of a goat herd ranking system. This is the structure by which they live by. If you are not the herd boss, then you are simply just another ranked goat to be tested and beaten. There are a multitude of goat personalities within this system. Those that dont wanna fight and are more then content to live at the bottom. They never look to really rise in rank. They may show the younger animals a thing or two but rarely get into serious fights. Then you have the up and comers. They are more often then not testing the higher ranked animals and or pushing around the lower ranked ones. These will also be the animals that want you for themselves and often take cheap shots at other goats that come up to you for some loving. They are in a constant state of readiness to do battle. Then there are the top ranked animals. They have fought their way up to the top and have well earned their rank. As topped ranked animals they will have allies who stand beside them in battles. (Its funny to watch a very eager but very out matched up and comer go after a top ranked animal and its friends). Then there is the "animal" herd boss. This animal is rarely tested but when done so, the fights can be epic. Over time once the lower ranked animals have gotten beat up enough, stop challenging and a reasonable peace will take hold. This is not to say the herd boss or higher ranked animals wont set their sites on the lower ranked animals at the drop of a hat. Some goats are just jerks. And if that jerk can make it high enough into the rankings, its often not fun for anyone. This jerk goat can be a jerk for their entire life.
And then there the human owner. Who has no idea that they may need to flip, smack, kick and punch their way through the ranks themselves. That they need to think like a herd boss and do like a herd boss would do. Non of the other goats test the herd boss without a swift and often painful retaliation. The same has to be the same with the person. The second you are challenged, you need to squash that challenge immediately. Now this is not to say you need to bash, kick or flip your goat. A bucket of water or a quick firm smack on the nose is often all thats needed. The important thing is that it be 100% effective. If you do it and the goat still tests you, then take it to the next level until your goat understands you are the boss.
And then there the human owner. Who has no idea that they may need to flip, smack, kick and punch their way through the ranks themselves. That they need to think like a herd boss and do like a herd boss would do. Non of the other goats test the herd boss without a swift and often painful retaliation. The same has to be the same with the person. The second you are challenged, you need to squash that challenge immediately. Now this is not to say you need to bash, kick or flip your goat. A bucket of water or a quick firm smack on the nose is often all thats needed. The important thing is that it be 100% effective. If you do it and the goat still tests you, then take it to the next level until your goat understands you are the boss.