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10-01-2018, 08:53 PM
Took Vincent and Jeff out for their third big walk around town this morning. Our agenda was to get coffee and a croissant for me, some more exposure for them to traffic and pedestrians. Bearing in mind I live in a small country town, there are no traffic lights and only country folk as pedestrians, but you get the idea.
The owner of the post office was out hosing the steps with a really huge flowing hose, creating a running 'water crossing' on the path below. The goats baulked, I used my voice and kept walking through myself and they followed through. They are getting better with loud, rattling trucks already too. It is funny, it was only their third walk out and they already know where we live and speed up on the return journey, clever boys that they are.
Such good babies. Very proud of them.
I am just using neck collars at the moment, but have ordered some halters (similar to a horse halter) for them from the US as I couldn't find quite what I wanted here in Australia.
How old have your babies been when you take them out into the bush with you for the first time? Do any of you find they want to run off if they get a fright, or do they tend to run to you for security?
The owner of the post office was out hosing the steps with a really huge flowing hose, creating a running 'water crossing' on the path below. The goats baulked, I used my voice and kept walking through myself and they followed through. They are getting better with loud, rattling trucks already too. It is funny, it was only their third walk out and they already know where we live and speed up on the return journey, clever boys that they are.
Such good babies. Very proud of them.
I am just using neck collars at the moment, but have ordered some halters (similar to a horse halter) for them from the US as I couldn't find quite what I wanted here in Australia.
How old have your babies been when you take them out into the bush with you for the first time? Do any of you find they want to run off if they get a fright, or do they tend to run to you for security?