The people I got him from said he was good with goats, and he is. But he seems bored and starts screaming as soon as he hears anyone open a door or window in the house. I'm hoping that's just bc he's new and isn't used to us here, and it will get better. Or not, it doesn't bother me, but my...
Our LGD is actually the only dog my husband has actually ever liked! LOL. So at least we have that going. I'll get another eventually... I've been making my boys go out and play with him daily. It's hard on school days. The amount of homework they give these days is unbelievable.
There's a big difference between letting the dog be part of your pack/family and babying them. By that, I meant she talked baby talk, let him jump on her, and basically treated him like a human toddler. Not good.
He won't play with me. He won't even leave the pasture to come into the yard to...
He is definitely going through some sort of stage. I have a very dominant personality with dogs, and they tend to listen to me even if they don't know me. He's been weird lately, not as submissive as usual, though definitely not acting dominant. I do have a shock collar from when we had a...
We have a Pyrenees Karakachan mix. I think he will be 2 in January, so 22 months old. I've seen him try to play with the young goats before, but he never got too rough while I was watching. We got him in June from a women that kept him with poultry, sheep and goats. He's fine with our poultry...
Cat and rabbits (6 weeks old) were at her house, but the goats were housed at the big barn/pasture half a mile away. And the goats were rotated weekly in a portable electric pen, 3 rolls of fencing, so not a small area either for 2 adult goats and about 10 weaning age kids. I actually suspect...
This isn't exactly happening to me, but since we traded babies for a month, it does affect me. I traded goat kids with a friend to wean them when they were old enough. They suddenly started going downhill, one died, and I brought them all home. The other three have died since then--within 2...
He ate everything I gave him last night and this morning. I fed him twice this evening b/c I found out that he won't eat while I'm watching him and he let the goats have his dinner. I was back in the house and looked out and saw that as soon as I went in, he went back to his bowl, so I went back...
He's not snarling! That's what he does when he gets excited! He wags his tail like crazy, does a little dance and has that big scary grin the whole time! I have a good friend here who has a purebred Karakachan about the same age, and he does the same thing, so I was thankfully used to the...
We must have been posting at the same time! Where are you from originally? (I assume you're not from here by your username) I'm from the mountains in SW PA. Just outside of Johnstown.
Yes! My does are dairy mixes, except for 1 75% Kiko. I take my girls except for her to get bred by my friend's Kiko buck every fall. Kikos are pretty awesome. :) I'm just outside of Greensboro near Pleasant Garden. :)
Thanks! You've made me feel much better! I'll post pics as soon as I get on t the computer. Can't do it from my phone. I have to fight a pack of wolves to get computer access these days. Lol
I got a 1.5 year old Karakachan great Pyrenees mix earlier this week. He's a big baby and I love him, but I'm a little worried that he isn't eating. I try to feed him twice a day, but he eats a few bites and lets the goats or chickens finish the rest. I started adding goat milk or canned dog...
I saw somewhere that had milk replacer pellets for sale. I think it may have been Hoeggers. I would be worried about stunned growth weaning a baby that young. My twins last year were 7 weeks old and needed the milk. I did wean 7 week old twins this year on purpose, but they were huge. If you...
If you have a doe in milk, it is probably worth a try to hold her to let your new baby nurse at least once a day. That's what I did last year and my doe adopted the twins.
Oh, and is it a bucky year for everyone or just me? I have had 7 boys and 2 girls so far. 5 if you count the one that was given to me to bottlefeed and the 2 Saanens I bought.