Need help with naughty jumping goat

[stgagnon]

Hi Goaties,

I have an 11-month-old boer wether who is very pretty, very cute, and likes to jump up on people. This behavior used to be cute too, when he was smaller, but not so much anymore. We have had him since October, he and his girl barn-mate are our first goats ever.

I am planning to teach this goat to lead, and maybe pull a cart. I haven't started that yet...

In the meantime, what can I do to deter this behavior now. He isn't big enough to knock anybody down, yet, but the time will come, and he needs to be trained now.

What would you savvy goat wranglers out there do to stop this behavior?

Thanks,
Suz.

[Sweet Goats]

Well Suz, I have had that before also. I used a water bottle on mine, so every time he jumped up, I would spray him in the face with water. That worked for a while, then he decided to jump all the fences and out her was, so I sold him.
If you are wanting to teach him to lead, I would be doing that already.

[xoxoGOATSxoxo]

If they jump on me, I knee them in the chest to knock them down. Flicking them in the nose also works. They learn pretty quickly. But most kids go through a jumping stage, so dont be too worried. Just be firm.

Also, if he progresses to jumping fences, then tie a medium length, not-sharp stick (so he cant inpale hiself) to his collar with a short rope. This will hit and sort of wrap around his legs if he tries to jump, and throw him off. After just a day or so or trying, he should give up. But be really carefull, because if the rope is too long, he will strangle or get tangled. I have only used this technique on two goats, but it worked.

[MrHank]

The best way to not have them jump on you is to not let them do it in the first place even when they are small, because they all grow up