Goats make great pets and George was no exception. He was an imp of an old goat with arthritic legs that moved in every direction and he would push any one he could. He opened the stall doors and ate the hay though he had access to the hay stall. When the sun was out he would bask motionless for hours.
Rescued from a farm where he was mistreated, he found a home with plenty of love. When he greeted anyone coming into the barn with a butt, he would get his ears scratched and his head patted. He loved it and gradually the butting stopped and he replaced it with a bleating hello.
George’s favorite game was to wait for the ponies to be brought in from their paddock then he would hobble in front leading them into the barn.
A little two-year-old girl would join her father and grandmother to feed the animals in the barn. George would push her over and she would get up and chase him. They played every week. The following year she was not able to go to the barn except on one rare visit when she was 3 ½ years old.
She went into the barn and George greeted her with a bleat. She answered him. George replied. She told him about her dream and George quietly listened until she was done then bleated again. They continued this conversation for about fifteen minutes. Before they left, she gave George a pat. It was a farewell visit for her.
George died on April 19, 2011.
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About the author:
Merrill Baum is a certified animal acupressure therapist, a former breeder of Great Danes, a former horse midwife, a pet care specialist in farm and pet services, a volunteer rehabilitator at the Wisconsin Humane Society, wildlife department, an e...
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