[DKalakay]

Re: Flipping a goat

Driggs my big Saanen used to dig in his heels every time he was headed for the pen. He's twice my weight so was impossible to move along so I'd give him a treat to move forward toward the pen. Didn't take long for him to figure out that if he dug in his heels he would basically get a treat. Now he gets a treat ONLY after he gets in the pen which he runs for now. The first few times, when he stalled, I just left him and went to the pen with the treats.
Denise

 

[DKalakay]

Re: Flipping a goat

That's the same situation I was in. Out for a 1-2 hr. hike/browse then on the lead through the yard with a battle towards the pen. You can firmly pull them along before they lay down. A halter rather than a collar helps although Driggs is so much heavier than I that didn't always work. I carried a screw- in stake with me, screwed it in the ground, clipped him to it, told him he could stay there until the end of time, and walked away. He hated being left. It was a pain but only took 2-3 times of being left before he started running to the pen to get an orange peel.
Denise