The most beautiful goat in the world…
Well, of course, I think it is my Cinnamon: 
But Life in the Fast Lane shares a story about The Most Beautiful Goat competition in Saudi Arabia. These people really love their goats - not that I blame them.
Although the article says it isn’t likely, I know that both of my goats know their names, and do indeed come running when called. They also clearly know a few other words like “breakfast”, “dinner time”, and without a doubt “Grape” and “treat” (you can tell what their favorite treat is now, eh?). They love to play and will often invite me to play with them by making a move similar to a dogs “play bow”. Cinnamon loves to be scratched and will come up and lean on you to get you to scratch her. Pea is a bit more stand offish, as suits the head goat I suppose, but she does like to have the top of her butt scratched. If you didn’t know that, you could surely misread her hints though. Both will lead on a lead rope and Sweet Pea in particular will simply follow me if I am outside and stand at the door until I come back out if I go inside. Cinnamon, in fact, has been known to come knock on the door with a hoof at dinner time.
Cinnamon and Sweet Pea are Nigerian Dwarf Goats and about half the size of standard goats. Not as small as pygmy’s though.
It seems to me that the Nigerian are quite “normal” looking goats. The Damascene goats in the story have quite an unusual head shape. Common around here are LaMancha goats, who have tiny curled ears that look at a glance like they have no ears at all.
Goats really do make good pets, better than you would think by reading the article at Life in the Fast Lane, but then I’m sure it varies by what breed you are working with, and how much human contact they had as babies. Both of mine were always pets. Even though they used to have 1000 acres to run on with me on the other ranch, they generally stayed close by the house. Although now and then they did like to come visit the neighbors!
Well, I’m just babbling on about my spoiled brats. I guess I could do something useful like find some articles to add to Animal Nerd
Summer Fey Foovay
Filed under animals in the news, goats, livestock | Comment (0)Four new articles on horses at Animal Nerd
I just added four new articles on horses at Animal Nerd by Holistic and Nutritional expert Dr. Madalyn Ward, DVM.
- Comparison of the Cost and Effectiveness of Holistic Horse Care versus Conventional Care
- Insulin Resistance in Performance Horses
- Using Natural Supplements for Your Performance Horse
- Stem Cell Therapy in Horses
Check them out!
Filed under horses, livestock, new articles | Comment (1)Kentucky Fried Happiness
I got some good news in my email today! KFC Canada has agreed to address many of the issues PETA has brought up regarding the inhumane care and slaughter methods used by their suppliers. They have also agreed to make a vegan alternative to chicken available at their restaurants! (I’m vegetarian, so I’m all whopee for that!)
Now if KFC Canada can do it, surely KFC United States can do the same. Click here to drop a note to KFC U.S. asking them to come on board with these reforms and you can find out more about the PETA campaign, and the abuse and cruelty to the birds by clicking here.
As some of you probably know, I raised my first chickens at home last year. I’ve written a Squidoo lens; Talking About My Chicks if you want to read more about my chickens 
Blessedbe
Summer Fey Foovay
Filed under animal rights, birds, heartwarming, livestock | Comment (0)Goat survives 50 foot plunge!
This is my rotten little goat - Cinnamon. She is a Nigerian Dwarf Goat, and so is probably a lot shorter, but almost as heavy, as the goat in the story today. Given what I know about my onery little beast, I wish I could have watched as the deputies in Hilton Head chased this goat all over the bridge.
Just how determined these critters can be to do what THEY want to do, which is whatever you probably DON’T want them to do was probably quite obvious to the poor rescuers when this goat lept off the Charles Fraser bridge. Fortunately, she wasn’t injured by the fall. One of the firemen had to be rescued from the mud though!
We finally got a little rain this week, so there are a few plants starting to show green out there in my favorite little patch of desert. My goat, Sweet Pea (Cinnamon’s mother) was running laps around their pen yesterday. This is her way of saying “You can either stake me out to graze on that fresh green stuff, or I can find my own way out of this pen…”. I better get off this computer and go do some proper ranch work today!
Blessedbe
Summer
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