Callie Pups!New homes & Teaching Moments

[babsbag]

My baby looks so happy and that makes me happy. It is sweet seeing her with Green. You can tell they are already a good pair. Thanks for sharing the pictures.

This was Sigueme's last liter as she is 5 years old and I can't have anything happen to her. Her job is to guard the goats, and me, but I am going to miss raising those little balls of fur. Puppy hood is fun and now I know I can just sent them to Southern for finishing school Wish I had know this for the past liters; she just makes them shine.

 

[BlessedWithGoats]

Aww, @babsbag! She's very cute! Glad she went to her forever home, but it's sad for you at the same time, hey?

 

[Hens and Roos]

very cute pictures, the pups look happy! Thanks for sharing

 

[OneFineAcre]

Those folks have a nice looking place

 

[Southern by choice]

So... the dogs were in their wound up time tonight... hits them around 6pm and boy do they go strong for 30-45 minutes. They wrestle and growl and play figt and play their LGD games! Callie gets in on the action too and it is a hoot! Eliza thinks they are a bother LOL!

Well after they got all tired out they went to their open pen... this is where they go after their playtime because they know it's close to feeding time. The gate is always open... the goats all go in there too... why? I dunno!

Tonight 2 goat kids about 9 weeeks old one 30 lbs another 20 lbs were trying to be all lovey with me. I was in there. Well these 2 kids were hopping and jumping and the pups are kinda crashed... the pups are use to the kids stepping on them but one pup had had enough and growled.

Welllllll that is a no no in my book !

So... I of course set up the pup. Keep in mind there were about 10 other goats all swarming around. The pups kinda flinch as they do get stepped on and they get up and move when it gets real congested. But this pup had to learn a hard lesson. I took the 2 kids and plopped them right down by the dog and caused the kids to kinda step on him... never tried to do anything but did growl again. LEARNING MOMENT. Corrected him immediately and just stood back while there was still alot of activity.
Getting stepped on again ... this time he got up and moved.
GOOD BOY! That's what we want to see!

I share this to help others understand the "set up" for correction.Do it when they are young and as soon as you see the slightest negative response. Same as making sure pups get out of the way. They learn livestock IS first.

The pups are doing so good! So much so that 2 of the goats never leave the pups. Kinda sad for the goats as the pups will all leave and the goats are bonding so deeply with them.

Need to get weights but I am guessing they are all about 55-60 lbs with maybe one or two a pound or 2 lighter.

Will get updated pics when I can... maybe tomorrow. I don't have a new camera but I do have a new phone so hopefully I can figure it out. LOL

 

[BlessedWithGoats]

So... the dogs were in their wound up time tonight... hits them around 6pm and boy do they go strong for 30-45 minutes. They wrestle and growl and play figt and play their LGD games! Callie gets in on the action too and it is a hoot! Eliza thinks they are a bother LOL!

Well after they got all tired out they went to their open pen... this is where they go after their playtime because they know it's close to feeding time. The gate is always open... the goats all go in there too... why? I dunno!

Tonight 2 goat kids about 9 weeeks old one 30 lbs another 20 lbs were trying to be all lovey with me. I was in there. Well these 2 kids were hopping and jumping and the pups are kinda crashed... the pups are use to the kids stepping on them but one pup had had enough and growled.

Welllllll that is a no no in my book !

So... I of course set up the pup. Keep in mind there were about 10 other goats all swarming around. The pups kinda flinch as they do get stepped on and they get up and move when it gets real congested. But this pup had to learn a hard lesson. I took the 2 kids and plopped them right down by the dog and caused the kids to kinda step on him... never tried to do anything but did growl again. LEARNING MOMENT. Corrected him immediately and just stood back while there was still alot of activity.
Getting stepped on again ... this time he got up and moved.
GOOD BOY! That's what we want to see!

I share this to help others understand the "set up" for correction.Do it when they are young and as soon as you see the slightest negative response. Same as making sure pups get out of the way. They learn livestock IS first.

The pups are doing so good! So much so that 2 of the goats never leave the pups. Kinda sad for the goats as the pups will all leave and the goats are bonding so deeply with them.

Need to get weights but I am guessing they are all about 55-60 lbs with maybe one or two a pound or 2 lighter.

Will get updated pics when I can... maybe tomorrow. I don't have a new camera but I do have a new phone so hopefully I can figure it out. LOL

Thanks so much for sharing the "set up" for correction with us @Southern by choice! I think this will help me with my LGD! Look forward to seeing pics!

 

[Latestarter]

Orange collar, now named Mel, is doing well. He said he misses his litter-mates some, but not so much anymore. He's happy here and loving life! He got a new experience tonight that he has been enjoying immensely:

Earlier when it first started snowing he was out chasing the snowflakes. That was funny to watch

 

[Meaghan]

These two are settling in well after a long drive yesterday/early this morning.

They say that Florida is much hotter than North Carolina! And that the goats are strange for being scared of them.

 

[Southern by choice]

So glad that Mel is adjusting and now ------------ &--------------!
Mel liked the snow we had here and liked catching the snowflakes!
Names we need names!
I imagine they are having a hard time adjusting to the tile! I can picture you carrying "Spot".

It is so cool to meet herdies! The last pic is so funny... I picture your dogs saying why? why? why?

I haven't been on much... I will update as I can... soon.

 

[Meaghan]

I think we have settled on Zeus for Spot and Ares for Tiggs.

And yes, there has been a lot of carrying around Zeus! I love our tile floors though, they are fantastic for the sandy soil we have so that the particles don't get into things. And, of course, for accidents. With 5 cats and now 5 dogs there are bound to be accidents!

Apollo (Pyr) and Stella (Pit/Lab) were begging for a cookie. I was standing right next to the cookie drawer and they knew I wanted a good picture. Artemis (greyhound) is just too nervous for anything to get her attention for more than a second or two. The boys didn't like the cookies as much as Stella and Apollo do, and they were more interested in wrestling.