Hallo! I recently bought my very first goats.. a 2 year old French Alpine doe and a LaMancha doe. The LaMancha, Angel, is very well behaved, but the Alpine, Lulu.. she is a pain in the butt! Her previous (and only) owner liked to rough-house with her. He would harass her till she would rear up at him and hed put his hands on her forehead and push her down, over and over She also thinks its ok to ram you when you arent looking. She gets super rowdy when doing this, her hair stands up and everything.
While he enjoyed this... me? Not so much! My daughter is 9 and is afraid of her and I dont want her hurting anyone. Nor do I want to have to watch my back every time I am near her. Ive trained horses and dogs and have worked with my own sheep for a decade, I know what to do with those animals, but Ive never had goats before. What is the best way to deal with this behavior?
While he enjoyed this... me? Not so much! My daughter is 9 and is afraid of her and I dont want her hurting anyone. Nor do I want to have to watch my back every time I am near her. Ive trained horses and dogs and have worked with my own sheep for a decade, I know what to do with those animals, but Ive never had goats before. What is the best way to deal with this behavior?