NH Homesteader's journal

[sumi]

Well, you know that saying: If it can't hold water, it won't hold a goat!

 

[NH Homesteader]

Lol I've never heard that actually. I have had only a few that challenge fences. She did it within minutes of me bringing her home and she still does it!!

 

[sumi]

I had a sheep like that, years ago. Hugely pregnant with twins, she still jumped over the fence when she wanted into that pasture. Which was often lol Part of the fun of raising livestock?

 

[NH Homesteader]

Yes... "Fun" lol!

 

[BarredBuff]

Well, you know that saying: If it can't hold water, it won't hold a goat!

I have never heard this, but I vouch for the truth in it!!

 

[baymule]

FEM, is Cowboy still jumping the fence? My Trip jumped the fence to go play with the neighbor's French Bulldog, Peppy. He and Peppy run up and down the fence barking like insane idiots. But one day, Trip jumped the fence to the OUTSIDE to play with Peppy. The neighbor collared him and brought him back.

I took Trip on an outer parameter walk. Between each and every T-post I grabbed the top of the wire, shook it and in a scolding voice told Trip, "This is MY fence. You don't jump MY fence. BAAAAAAD dog! No! You don't jump Mommy's fence. You stay in the fence!" And then i'd call him to me, he'd walk to me all hang-dog, submissive, eyes squinted, teeth grinning, S-L-O-W-L-Y lifting each paw to walk towards to me. Then I praised him, loved him, got my hairy dog hugs and went to the next T-post. I have done this several times and Trip hasn't jump out to the OUTSIDE again. He jumps in and out of the sheep pasture, comes to the house and sleeps under the porch in the heat of the day. He jumps back in in the evening to chase cars, trucks, school bus and garbage trucks along the fence with Paris. I don't care if he jumps in and out, just not to the OUTSIDE. I think he got the message.

 

[NH Homesteader]

Think that'll work with my goat too?

 

[baymule]

Think that'll work with my goat too?

Trip is my Great Pyrenees. Your goat sounds like a sweetie, but a PITA. I sure do like my sheep! NO escapees! And I bet your goat doesn't care even one teensy-tiny bit if you are happy with her or not.

 

[NH Homesteader]

Oh I know who Trip is, I was just kidding

Pretty sure my goat couldn't care less. I threatened her with the freezer and that didn't phase her!

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Cowboy only jumped that one day...hasn't gotten out again since. What you did was a lot similar to what I've done with Cowboy. I sometimes have to just "define the barriers" and he gets the idea. A couple times when he's gotten totally out of the perimeter fence he hasn't wanted to come back. So I ALWAYS praise him when he comes to me after being called. So glad he came back in from the neighbors, because to get him out of their yard would have been horrific.... would have to have gone through a dozen gates and several fields - so glad he just simply jumped back in, lol!