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seldomseen

  • Joined Feb 2011
  • Crimea
Watch out for your alpines
« on: February 22, 2011, 08:09:41 am »
yup they do like to climb,  its official,mmmmmm I lost Tamara last yr, well bless her she was only 7 weeks old, I was stood out in them there fields, watching over the goats when I decided to do a head count, just to make sure you understand....mmmm NO Tamara, off I went searching thinking she had fallen to sleep some where or a stray dog had managed to sneak in and take her, guess where I found her, I was going to say I looked high and low, but not quit high enough......that collor came off soon after that and I never put it on again.........

HERE SHE IS 10 foot up a tree


Rosemary

  • Joined Oct 2007
  • Barry, Angus, Scotland
    • The Accidental Smallholder
Re: Watch out for your alpines
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2011, 08:36:52 am »
Ah, bless ;D

plumseverywhere

  • Joined Apr 2013
  • Worcestershire
    • Its Baaath Time
    • Facebook
Re: Watch out for your alpines
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2011, 08:57:12 am »
 ;D  2 of mine are climbers - savannah is saanenX with probably alpine and is always up a tree, little monkey!
Smallholding in Worcestershire, making goats milk soap for www.itsbaaathtime.com and mum to 4 girls,  goats, sheep, chickens, dog, cat and garden snails...

wytsend

  • Joined Oct 2010
  • Okehampton
Re: Watch out for your alpines
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2011, 10:29:34 am »
I use collars with the plastic push in clips.  These break under stress, preventing disasters.  Costly on collars but safe.

jinglejoys

  • Joined Jul 2009
Re: Watch out for your alpines
« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2011, 01:12:49 pm »
Ken Brigg's ferels used to climb a tree overhanging the road,walk along the branch,turn round and go back.He knew when they were doing it b ecause he could here the screech of tyres of the cars and tourist buses below ;D

little blue

  • Joined Jun 2009
  • Derbyshire
Re: Watch out for your alpines
« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2011, 07:23:32 pm »
little monkey!!
Little Blue

jaykay

  • Joined Aug 2012
  • Cumbria/N Yorks border
Re: Watch out for your alpines
« Reply #6 on: February 26, 2011, 07:24:42 am »
LOL - good pic  ;D
Our Old English's climb too - up & over 6ft drystone walls, onto the roof of the field shelter..... Sadly for them they don't have a 10ft+ tree to play in  :D

maybelle

  • Joined Sep 2010
  • worcestershire
Re: Watch out for your alpines
« Reply #7 on: February 27, 2011, 04:16:47 pm »
Wow! Thats high up the tree. I only have pygmys so they dont climb  :)

jinglejoys

  • Joined Jul 2009
Re: Watch out for your alpines
« Reply #8 on: March 02, 2011, 11:28:12 pm »
Wow! Thats high up the tree. I only have pygmys so they dont climb  :)

You wanna bet!!!!!!!! ;)

 

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