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samssimonsays
Milo & Me Hoppy Tail Acres
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I should specify that we had zero intentions of getting livestock at that point in our lives.... Yep. as of last year I had zero clue we could have goats on our small property and zero knowledge of them 
Only thought we would get them when and if we ever got more land. HA! Now I need an LGD but Rumely is my husband and mines little boy who we intended on having as a house pet... SHame on us... but I don't know if either of us could give that up if he doesn't choose to give it up himself... and boy, doe he choose what he wants like a pyr at times 
Most of the time it is the Bernard that is there. Lately I have been reassuring his barking by taking him out to check it all out and then he calms down. I would hate to scold him for doing what he is supposed to do and teach him it is wrong. Excessive barking is not tolerated (we have a VERY vocal collie in stella) But his is usually if he hears or sees something, like a leaf or the light next door through the trees, so I praise him and walk outside with him praising him. I "think" it has helped things along a bit.... He started off very unsure when he would bark and would pee a little.... 
Yep, that BIG boy is a BIGGER baby 
NOW, however, he is confident and I can tell his unsure if something is there bark from his there is something there bark and react accordingly. Like bring a gun with when I walk him outside... 
But then he has moments of reverting back to his big baby mentality and will pee and get scared. We are working through it slowly.
Only thought we would get them when and if we ever got more land. HA! Now I need an LGD but Rumely is my husband and mines little boy who we intended on having as a house pet... SHame on us... but I don't know if either of us could give that up if he doesn't choose to give it up himself... and boy, doe he choose what he wants like a pyr at times Most of the time it is the Bernard that is there. Lately I have been reassuring his barking by taking him out to check it all out and then he calms down. I would hate to scold him for doing what he is supposed to do and teach him it is wrong. Excessive barking is not tolerated (we have a VERY vocal collie in stella) But his is usually if he hears or sees something, like a leaf or the light next door through the trees, so I praise him and walk outside with him praising him. I "think" it has helped things along a bit.... He started off very unsure when he would bark and would pee a little.... Yep, that BIG boy is a BIGGER baby NOW, however, he is confident and I can tell his unsure if something is there bark from his there is something there bark and react accordingly. Like bring a gun with when I walk him outside... But then he has moments of reverting back to his big baby mentality and will pee and get scared. We are working through it slowly.
Like running into goats full speed ahead due to wanting to play and doing "zoomies" around the yard. Thankfully the goat was not harmed but if it were a younger one, it would have been bad. It is all training. Everytimg a not so great habbit comes along, we find a solution. Haven't found one for the poop eating yet, but maybe one day we will 
