After one day of acclimation, I was ready to introduce the goats to training. This video is the 1st session, with the 1st goat, and you will see his very first click!

This is a 3-month old male LaMancha goat who was rescued from a dairy, his name is Rottie. As you will see, he learns incredibly fast, despite many errors on my part, I was not quite ready for him to be such a fast learner. Students who take classes from The Ranch needn’t worry, there will still be plenty of training that needs to be done (and not every goat is learning quite so fast)! But I had to share our very first formal session.

Ken Ramirez is the Executive Vice President and Chief Training Officer at Karen Pryor Clicker Training (KPCT). A trainer and consultant for nearly 40 years, Ken most recently served as the Executive Vice President, Animal Care and Training, at Chicago’s world-famous Shedd Aquarium. He is the author of several books and DVDs, including ANIMAL TRAINING: Successful Animal Management Through Positive Reinforcement, which has become required reading for many trainers in the zoological field. Learn more about Ken Ramirez.