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02-14-2016, 06:49 PM
Hello ALL
Today's project for Pete and Sam
Both Got Bags and cinches on them.
No weight.
I was putting more wood chip bedding down in the Red Neck Goat Shed.
Both the boys HAD to come help. Sniff and eat some bedding(pine).
I am standing there with a plastic bag split in half ( Like Saddle Bags)
They were more interested in the fresh bedding on the floor, rooting around ,pawing at it ,etc.
So I grabbed Pete by the collar and rubbed the cut open back on him some and then put across his back (Pack Saddle style.
Like you would "Blanket out a young horse" He turned his head and neck around sniffed at it tried to bite it. I kept it on him.
He went back to poking at fresh bedding.
HMMM, good start, let's take the next step, Had a Bungee cord handy that would reach all the way around him and not be to tight.
So I put it on around Pete's girth area.
Needless to day he arched his back feeling the cord snug around him.
Looked back again and "pranced" a bit.
I snapped a lead on and walked him down the drive way.
He did "Squiggle" around a bit but did not try to break loose.
1/4 mile walk and he was walking on lead like he normally dose, with a big crinkly split plastic bag pack on him.
Of Course Sam was close to hand as a "Escort" all the time.
I would have liked to know what was going on between Sam's ears.
Like "What" are you doing to my buddy type thought's??
Sam stayed close to us but did keep more than normal distance away because of the "Scary" thing on Pete.
Anyway we walked back to BC1 and "Unsaddled"
I also have found out the as many of you here have said "Salted in the Shell Peanuts" make good goat treats.
I got some that to me tasted a "little old" put them in my cold weather jacket pouch pocket,
(Normally were I carry my 357 Mag pistol) But not around BC1. I dumped about 1/4 of the bag in that pocket (No Gun)
and offered some to both Pete and Sam. Note to Self: They almost got my fingers after one sniff and eating one peanut.
Moving on:
Well with good test on Pete getting "Bagged" and Sam being a "Big" pest, I decided to "Introduce" Sam to the Plastic Saddle bags.
I tossed a few peanuts in the "saddlebags" and both stuck their heads in to dig after them.
Well Sam's Turn in the barrel.
I grabbed his collar (no problem) and put the bags over his back, he jumped a little then looked for more peanuts in what he could reach of the bags.
Ok time to Girth him up.
That proved ok.
So I figured "About" the same as Pete. Pete is 4 years old, Sam is just about a year old and had his nuts until Sept 2015.
We walked out from the shed and he did good, so I unhooked the lead..... Needless to say you want to talk about a rocket powered goat, Call it SAM. Up, Down, over all the equipment and through the brush knocking bags into trees etc.
But running in a circle around me. Everything stayed on him with no problems. After a couple minutes he came back to me and Pete, who had been standing next to me just watching the "Antic's" of his buddy. a expression of "So what" I did it you can too"
Needless to say with both boys close in and Sam as much as "hugging my leg" they both got some peanuts. Scratches words of praise. We all went on another walk up the drive way. Sam stuck close but did not fuss at the "Pack" or run off.
So at the upper barn I swapped the "Saddle Bags" back onto Pete. Treated both of the boy's with peanuts.
Turned both loose and they decided they were comfortable enough being around the saddle bags to attack a pine tree and eat.
Pete with pack bags.jpg (Size: 85.85 KB / Downloads: 76)
Tree climbing with pack bags.jpg (Size: 79.91 KB / Downloads: 76)
Happy Trails
hihobaron Pete and Sam
Today's project for Pete and Sam
Both Got Bags and cinches on them.
No weight.
I was putting more wood chip bedding down in the Red Neck Goat Shed.
Both the boys HAD to come help. Sniff and eat some bedding(pine).
I am standing there with a plastic bag split in half ( Like Saddle Bags)
They were more interested in the fresh bedding on the floor, rooting around ,pawing at it ,etc.
So I grabbed Pete by the collar and rubbed the cut open back on him some and then put across his back (Pack Saddle style.
Like you would "Blanket out a young horse" He turned his head and neck around sniffed at it tried to bite it. I kept it on him.
He went back to poking at fresh bedding.
HMMM, good start, let's take the next step, Had a Bungee cord handy that would reach all the way around him and not be to tight.
So I put it on around Pete's girth area.
Needless to day he arched his back feeling the cord snug around him.
Looked back again and "pranced" a bit.
I snapped a lead on and walked him down the drive way.
He did "Squiggle" around a bit but did not try to break loose.
1/4 mile walk and he was walking on lead like he normally dose, with a big crinkly split plastic bag pack on him.
Of Course Sam was close to hand as a "Escort" all the time.
I would have liked to know what was going on between Sam's ears.
Like "What" are you doing to my buddy type thought's??
Sam stayed close to us but did keep more than normal distance away because of the "Scary" thing on Pete.
Anyway we walked back to BC1 and "Unsaddled"
I also have found out the as many of you here have said "Salted in the Shell Peanuts" make good goat treats.
I got some that to me tasted a "little old" put them in my cold weather jacket pouch pocket,
(Normally were I carry my 357 Mag pistol) But not around BC1. I dumped about 1/4 of the bag in that pocket (No Gun)
and offered some to both Pete and Sam. Note to Self: They almost got my fingers after one sniff and eating one peanut.
Moving on:
Well with good test on Pete getting "Bagged"
and Sam being a "Big" pest, I decided to "Introduce" Sam to the Plastic Saddle bags.I tossed a few peanuts in the "saddlebags" and both stuck their heads in to dig after them.
Well Sam's Turn in the barrel.
I grabbed his collar (no problem) and put the bags over his back, he jumped a little then looked for more peanuts in what he could reach of the bags.
Ok time to Girth him up.
That proved ok.
So I figured "About" the same as Pete. Pete is 4 years old, Sam is just about a year old and had his nuts until Sept 2015.
We walked out from the shed and he did good, so I unhooked the lead..... Needless to say you want to talk about a rocket powered goat, Call it SAM. Up, Down, over all the equipment and through the brush knocking bags into trees etc.
But running in a circle around me. Everything stayed on him with no problems. After a couple minutes he came back to me and Pete, who had been standing next to me just watching the "Antic's" of his buddy. a expression of "So what" I did it you can too"
Needless to say with both boys close in and Sam as much as "hugging my leg" they both got some peanuts. Scratches words of praise. We all went on another walk up the drive way. Sam stuck close but did not fuss at the "Pack" or run off.
So at the upper barn I swapped the "Saddle Bags" back onto Pete. Treated both of the boy's with peanuts.
Turned both loose and they decided they were comfortable enough being around the saddle bags to attack a pine tree and eat.
Pete with pack bags.jpg (Size: 85.85 KB / Downloads: 76)
Tree climbing with pack bags.jpg (Size: 79.91 KB / Downloads: 76)
Happy Trails
hihobaron Pete and Sam