Johnson, Oneta
Mon, 25 Jul 2005 11:59:17 -0700
Oh I can't stand it. Last Fall I was having a problem with my 2 year old ram harassing me terrible. He would do his threaten stance and charge constantly. I got PO'd one day while haying the horses and grabbed his horns, got on him like a horse and took a stick and busted his hind end and hung on. Needless to say we now do just fine. He meets me at the gate every AM when I feed and walks nicely beside me to the barn and ready to eat. Now I don't ignore him. He could get me easy but he knows I will not take any *^^$*&*()( from him. He loves to get scratched and I have even tied him up when I need to work with him. Its not his favorite but he is fine. He was messed with as a baby and I must say after he learned I was the leader of the pack,( have to do the same with the horses) he toes the line. I will not stop giving him attention. It makes it easier when I have to dr him, shots, etc. This is my own experience with my guy. oj -----Original Message----- From: Elaine Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 1:50 PM To: blackbelly Subject: [blackbelly] Potential ram problem I was just reading about Yasha, the terrorist ram. We have a ram (Jabari) who is now eight months old and I have not had any problems with him, he was not bottle fed but he was born here and we interact every day. In reading the response to the Yasha problem from Carol Elkins, you said to not make friends with your ram. Jabari was coming up to me when he was shedding his winter coat and wanting help with its removal. He usually comes up to me at some point when I am in the pen watering, feeding, or picking up poop. He will also come up when I am petting/scratching the girls, and want his head petted. Will I regret this in the future? Would I be much better off in the long run if I curb any petting/scratching of him now? Any input would be welcome. Thanks! Elaine Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly-blackbellysheep.info mailing list Visit the list's homepage at Blackbelly-blackbellysheep.info@lists.blackbellysheep.info http://lists.blackbellysheep.info/listinfo.cgi/blackbelly-blackbellysheep.info _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly-blackbellysheep.info mailing list Visit the list's homepage at Blackbelly-blackbellysheep.info@lists.blackbellysheep.info http://lists.blackbellysheep.info/listinfo.cgi/blackbelly-blackbellysheep.info