Brett is right,goats are cool...
A properly bonded and raised packgoat will remind you more of a dog than a pack animal...For some reason goats have a stigma about them...A stereo type of stinky, nasty creatures...Hardly the truth..
Goats are friendly,loyal, hard working animals that LIKE people....Same as a dog does...
For those that are thinking of trying goats,
1- Bottle raise for proper bonding or find adults that have been properly raised..
2-No training,just handle them the same way you are going to use them...Take them hiking,hunting,just take them...In fact,just raise them like you would the family dog...
(except don't let them in the house LOL)
3- Buy a book,get some goats and learn as you go...If you have babies you will have plenty of time...
4- If you can't find pack goat breeders in your area,you should be able to find goat dairies...My best goat Petey came from a Alpine dairy near here.Not a breeder....
Brett, being from Texas I would imagine you got lots of quail....This is my brother and his Alpine "Happy" quail hunting..He also has packgoats..
No ,the goats didn't point or fetch,but they are pretty handy carring lunch and cold refreshments.. :D
I have 5 and he has 4...9 goats between us...We can pack a heck of a load if we have to
If you notice from the pictures I have posted...No ropes or leashes and the goats are always close...Thats what seperates goats from the other pack animals... They have an unseen bond with you and you don't have to worry about them...You look back and they are always there..
Sometimes I will play a dirty trick on them...They will find a particular bush tasty and will lag just a little behind..When they are busy with the bush and not looking I will hide behind a tree and watch...
Soon one will look up to see where I am and when they don't see me I tell you they about have a heart attack..They come bounding up the trail with a look of desperation on their face that will make you laugh out loud..
And the relief on their face when they finally spot me...
Priceless!!!
