Question About Lead Training

[Nanno]

If its an eating thing, maybe let them out to browse / eat some hay before you start your walk. Give em 30 min to eat and the try to walk em. Also, find a treat they love and bribe em to follow 

I second, what Dave is suggesting. If your goats do not have much variety in their paddock, they will stuff their faces in the first 20-30 minutes of a hike. At the moment this is especially difficult because the plant live is still very attractive. Let them eat for a while before you start. Also, keep in mind that the mother (and the kid, also) have higher demands due to lactation and growing so they will be especially hungry for good, nutritious plants.

These are very good points! I sometimes forget that not all goats have 24/7 access to lush browse like mine do. Making sure the goat is happy, comfortable, and well-fed before training is always important! Don't let them use that as an excuse to drag you around though. If your goat is on a leash, it should have good manners. But being judicious about when you put the goat on a leash, especially when beginning training, is important for both your tempers.

Sabine, isn't it sometimes too bad we can't clone our favorites? But then again, if we could do that we would never experience the great variety of personalities and attitudes that make goats so wonderful and different to work with! I'm finding that my "lazy" goats are better at driving than the "workaholics". I have some vague theories about why and I find it fascinating.