I have run pack goats for about 6 years, currently have 12 packers/ prospects for my personal use that see 300-500 miles per season. I also co-own some breeding stock with a two friends. I hate to rain on the parade, but breeding pack goats is not a profitable business model. We retain a few boys for our own packing each year and sell the rest. If we sold all the kids off each year, It wouldn't even cover the feed costs for the breeding stock alone. Even if you have good pasture, if you want to raise large healthy breeding stock and packers you have to supplement quit a bit with high quality feed, during winter they are 100% on hay/ alfalfa. If you live in an area that has predators, or even a lot of hawks/ eagles (a threat to kids that are a month old or less) LGD's are really the only reliable option. Add the feed cost for 1-2 huge dogs, fencing to keep everything in, shelters and hay storage and the startup costs can be pretty high. Dairy's that raise goats and turn a profit on goats usually rely heavily on selling goat milk and do so on a large scale. Pack goats have been a very reliable stock for me in the backcountry and I've enjoyed watching them grow from a young age, just didn't want you to find out the hard way if you are trying to make extra cash.