That sheep was so well behaved, didn't squirm at all. Most animals when you restrain them and hold them in place will squirm, because it's a natural animal reaction to squirm and try and move away when being restrained from being able to move around at their own free will when they don't know why they're being restrained from doing so. It's only when an animal has grown to trust you, like a pet, who'll not try to squirm away because those particular animals have learned that, for example, they're being held in their owner's lap to be petted or scratched. But with sheep, they're not normally hoof trimmed often enough to learn that they're being held in place for getting hoof trimmed. So when they stay calm like this sheep did, that means that they are a very docile and friendly animal. That's why I love sheep, many of them are
That sheep was so well behaved, didn't squirm at all. Most animals when you restrain them and hold them in place will squirm, because it's a natural animal reaction to squirm and try and move away when being restrained from being able to move around at their own free will when they don't know why they're being restrained from doing so. It's only when an animal has grown to trust you, like a pet, who'll not try to squirm away because those particular animals have learned that, for example, they're being held in their owner's lap to be petted or scratched. But with sheep, they're not normally hoof trimmed often enough to learn that they're being held in place for getting hoof trimmed. So when they stay calm like this sheep did, that means that they are a very docile and friendly animal. That's why I love sheep, many of them are