GOATS

For all of you out there who have not had the joy of having a goat in your life, you are really missing something!  I, personally, have never owned a goat but have been lucky enough to have one or two that have influenced my life.  The goat I currently speak so fondly of is the next-door neighbor's goat.  Her name is Dove.  She has a "kid" named Sprinkle.  Apparently Dove wants more "kids"! LOL  So the neighbors have sent her up to "Bruce's".  He, is to my knowledge, an owner/breeder of goats and the owner of some very handsome "man goats".

Well, I had no idea, but many goats apparently look similar.  So similar in fact, that it became necessary, at Bruce's request, to "spray paint" the goat.  This was done in an effort to identify the goat properly so that when the time comes Bruce will retrieve the proper goat and give it back to its rightful owners, my neighbors.  I was not fortunate enough to participate in the actual "decorating" of the goat or to even see her before she left.  :(     But, and I have this on authority, she was "spray painted" with zebra stripes with a black can of spray paint that was conveniently located within the garage.

These are the nicest people, truly.  They are also extremely innovative and brave.  They do not have a truck or other "goat worthy" vehicle to transport this goat to Bruce's house and he lives an hour away!  So they take the 3rd seat out of their Dodge Caravan and put down a nice thick tarp and take her to her destination via this unusual form of goat transportation. It probably feels like a limosine to her compared to a farm truck!  How hilarious!  A goat in a van!  I don't have a picture of this either--very very :(   However,  I have been informed that Dove will be home on Friday!  Woo Hoo!  Answers to FAQ's--YES, they will bring her home in the van--NO, I do not know if she stands, sits or lays down while she rides in the van--YES, she still has her stripes and they may be there until spring--NO ONE knows for sure if she will be "with kid"--YES, I have laughed a lot at this and so have many others--NO,we do not know if Sprinkle will be jealous of a little brother or sister--NO, I do not have any pics to verify or magnify the hilarity of the situation  and finally--YES, I WILL try to take some pics of her when she comes home and post them for you all to see.