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Doublete
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Kassie loves people so much she gets out sometimes to come visit me and follow me.Goats can be hard to keep confined. Don't blame yourself too much. My goats stay in because we have an understanding that I keep them happy and fed and they stay in. On occasion one will leap the fence just to show me they can. They know when the electric is plugged in and when it isn't.
Most dogs need one good zap by an electric fence to never go near it again. I have used a shock collar, but they require you watch the dog constantly. With the electric fence you don't need to.
We use a combo of welded wire with electric fence strands. Don't use cattle panels if your goat has horns. They will constantly get stuck.
Neither have horns... they’ve been fine in my round pen panels but like I said we are switching fencing and may put a strand or two of electric.
I unfortunately believe the collars have a place in a good training system. For certain high instinct dogs it takes that little reminder to pay attention to the alpha instead of their instinct.
I’ve trained horses professionally for 20 years and worked with several professional dog trainers enough that I train my own dogs. I don’t use negative reinforcement. But with certain dogs you have to use your own common sense and instincts when working them. Especially working breeds