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

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Green roofs - and brown and white and black goats!

Now this gave me a smile today - The Ultimate Use for a Green Roof. I wish the blogger had linked to the article or website these photos of goats on the roof are from! I think my goats would have just too much fun if I’d let them on the roof - assuming my little fatties could get their big round hinnies up there. And turf on the roof just might be the thing to keep the roofs on our barns and storage sheds in all this New Mexico wind! Talk about noisy upstairs neighbors though….

Summer Fey Foovay

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