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<blockquote data-quote="WalnutCrest" data-source="post: 1230118" data-attributes="member: 21715"><p>No hot shots involved. In fact, I don't even own one.</p><p></p><p>What I meant was that instead of scratching his back or his poll every so often, now it's a few hard steps towards him to get him to remember that when I say MOVE, I mean it.</p><p></p><p>Regarding your cow, Mega ... I'm sure I would like her. Sounds like the kinda cow my wife wants (she's begging me to get a single milk cow ... good grief!).</p><p></p><p>I like calm cattle. Really like 'em. I select for them and have no problem eating the ones who aren't (revenge is sweet!).</p><p></p><p>But, too much calmness leads to no respect. If a cow or a bull doesn't respect you, they can absolutely eat your lunch.</p><p></p><p>What I mean is best told in a story --- a friend of a friend has a son who raised a bull calf from birth on a bottle ... he went away to college, and then on a visit home, he went out to see this bull (who was pretty much this kids best friend). Well, as soon as the bull saw him, he ran over to play with the kid. He picked the kid up and threw him about 20', broke two ribs, punctured his lung and lacerated his liver. Why? Because the bull didn't respect the kid. They were best buds, and the bull didn't know his own strength. He wasn't trying to hurt the kid at all ... </p><p></p><p>That scenario was one I didn't want to see play out at my place with the bull calf I was mentioning ... so ... not going to encourage bad habits that can come with the management of a docile animal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WalnutCrest, post: 1230118, member: 21715"] No hot shots involved. In fact, I don't even own one. What I meant was that instead of scratching his back or his poll every so often, now it's a few hard steps towards him to get him to remember that when I say MOVE, I mean it. Regarding your cow, Mega ... I'm sure I would like her. Sounds like the kinda cow my wife wants (she's begging me to get a single milk cow ... good grief!). I like calm cattle. Really like 'em. I select for them and have no problem eating the ones who aren't (revenge is sweet!). But, too much calmness leads to no respect. If a cow or a bull doesn't respect you, they can absolutely eat your lunch. What I mean is best told in a story --- a friend of a friend has a son who raised a bull calf from birth on a bottle ... he went away to college, and then on a visit home, he went out to see this bull (who was pretty much this kids best friend). Well, as soon as the bull saw him, he ran over to play with the kid. He picked the kid up and threw him about 20', broke two ribs, punctured his lung and lacerated his liver. Why? Because the bull didn't respect the kid. They were best buds, and the bull didn't know his own strength. He wasn't trying to hurt the kid at all ... That scenario was one I didn't want to see play out at my place with the bull calf I was mentioning ... so ... not going to encourage bad habits that can come with the management of a docile animal. [/QUOTE]
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