Do they faint?

SWMBO was amused at fainting goats, they were really cute. Conversation was reopened, she described the little goat she used to have. A pygmy the size of a big sewing machine. We talked about are they loud, poopy, what? She said they, no, she was quiet and cute. I said I'd like to have one, or two. We talked about in addition to our dog, a big white shepherd. With large stinky poo. Hey, goats make pellets, right? Anyway, the conversation closed with her agreeing that I could do some (more) research about the ones at the shelter. But **only** a pygmy, a tiny one.

I'm stoked.

Sweet!

Those goats are sooooooo cute! :)

Good thing goats are sure-footed 'cause you're on a slippery slope. ;)

BigV, better remember that the goats won't fetch a stick for you, they will eat your slippers or newspaper instead of fetching that, ride in the car with you at your own risk, and it's unlikely they will curl up in front of the fire with you. But they WILL shake hands, at least :)

It's not an exact trade-off for a dog. You will be getting a different set of charactistics, and most people would classify having a goat follow you around as more of a pest than a pet. Griff has the idea, They have their space and his family has theirs but they can interreact.

Goats doing what goats do

This is edited down from a longer video. You can see what they would do to a rose bush. We'll have to try again to catch them romping. cute cute cute.

I was speaking with another nutwrangler about one of her clients. She was working from home and was engaged in attempting to keep her dog from chasing the chickens.

She was not very successful.

Anyway, in the course of the conversation I got two good pieces of information about goats.

1. They really like having a jungle gym like thingy to climb around on. Be careful regarding placement of such a device, as it may aid and abet their escape. They spend a lot of time planning their escape.

2. Do not feed goats any member of the nightshade family. Make sure there is no wild nightshade in their reach. Potatoes and tomatoes are both members of the nightshade family. She learned that this is a bad thing after she had a goat die-off after using her goats to dispose of some leftover cooked potatoes.

I was surprised to learn that goats cannot actually eat everything. I mean, who hasn't seen the whole goat with a tin can image?

me!!

Linkie anyone?

"Trained to live off the land, to eat things that would make a billy goat puke"
- First Blood

Progress!

There was a man
Now please take note
There was a man
Who had a goat

He loved that goat
Indeed he did
He loved that goat
Just like a kid

One day that goat
Felt frisk and fine
Ate three red shirts
Right off the line

The man, he grabbed
Him by the back
And tied him to
A railroad track

Now, when that train
Hove into sight
That goat grew pale
And green with fright

He heaved a sigh
As if in pain
Coughed up those shirts
And flagged the train!

Interesting, Bruce. I know that song from when I was a kid, but we learned it with pretty significantly different lyrics:

Bill Grogan's goat
Was feeling fine
Ate three red shirts
Right off the line
Bill gave that goat
An awful whack
And tied him to
The railroad tracks
The whistle blew
The train grew nigh
Bill Grogan's goat
Was sure to die
But he gave a groan
Of awful pain
Coughed up those shirts
And flagged that train!