Author: Alex Krause

By: Grant Pound Before you buy any yaks take a good look at your fencing. I kept reading that yaks are “easy keepers” and that they didn’t challenge fencing. That’s true, they are easy keepers as long as they feel like being kept. It will probably be in your first week that they will try… Continue reading Don’t Fence Me In

BY: Grant Pound I was recently asked this: Hi, Grant. Could you take some time to share your thoughts on handling facilities for vetting, hoof trimming, grooming, etc? We are still working on getting a workable system going on a budget and having trouble deciding how extensive a system is warranted, as well as balancing pros… Continue reading Facilities For New Yak Owners

By Grant Pound I have had mixed results with halter training in the past. I could easily be out-classed by any novice 4-H kid. I have worked with a lot of animals, but not ones that could be led on a rope. There is very little need to halter train coyotes, prairie dogs, pygmy rabbits… Continue reading Yak Halter Training

By Grant Pound California recently experienced its worst fire in history. The fire moved so fast that people couldn’t get out of their houses. Some died in cars trying to flee. My heart goes out to those who lost lives, homes, loved ones and pets. Fires and floods are increasingly likely in here in the… Continue reading Disaster Readiness