A mixed bag of replies on this one! In my own experience - I've kept several rams - and still do, all of which are big softies. Like some of the rams mentioned in this thread, they are tame and are treated as such, they have a fuss and are often hand-fed and quite frankly, I've never had a problem other than when the younger rams (under 12 months) start to have a play 'butt' at me when I go in the field to feed them - this seems a common problem! However, deal with it as best you can - never harshly - they soon get the message and stop after a while. That said, I hired a ram when I first started breeding polled Dorsets and although he was basically quite sedate, he was NOT tame and nearly took my friend's legs from under him on one occassion. As a result my opinion of rams is that the tamer they are the better they will behave toward you, but take care, because, like people, they are all of different temperements. Good Luck!