Goats Gone Wild

Like any other Birthday party the road home can be a long one, While Rufus had not had anything to drink, he would not pass a sobriety test if he got stopped on the long road home. Rufus celebrated his 3rd birthday with friends and his brother.

Rottweilers killed my pygmy goat- Spankie

Born March 6,2007 killed by 4 Rotts May 1,2008- my little Spankie (a black and white pygmy wether yearling) and my Spunkie's only kid.

While I was working on my neighbor's (landord's) interior cross fencing fearing "her" goats would get too close to the neighbor's 6 rottweiler's yard as their pasture and Rotts share a fence- 5 of my goats got out and were eating in my front yard (which they do daily and I am within earshot of them at all times even while at the neighbor's) I heard my dogs pitching a fit and then the donkeys started going off. I looked over at my house in time to see my other 3 neighbor's each walking a huge (150lb or better) Rott by the collars while one Rott walked ahead of them (4 dogs in all) coming down my driveway away from my house. I had put up all my goats before I went to feed my neighbor's goats and these 5 had gotten out to eat at the hay in my front yard. The neighbor's Rotts got out while and ran across 3 yards to get to my goats (according to her faster than she could catch and stop them) she was showing people her pups to sell and 4 of my goats that were out managed to break through the front yard gate and get back in the front goat yard.

Apparently my 2 big boys Bubba and Beau - were big enough that the force of them hitting that gate broke the latch and opened it up for them and Heidi and Sedona to get back in- Spankie didn't make it-

He was brutally killed - throat ripped out and paritially disemboweled right inches from the now OPEN front yard gate. This gate leads into the front goat yard where my BabyGirl her family and all my old and favorite goats live, including the babies born yesterday morning and their momma and my special boy- and Rufus.
I thank God that Spankie died saving the lives of my other goats because had these dogs Not been busy killing him, I fear they would have followed the others right into the front goat yard and a huge dog attack massacre would have resulted. I'm numb, I'm exhausted from emotion and it was just a bad abd bad day.. Spunkie spent most of the night crying for her boy- as she was still nursing this boy and he was her pride and joy. It was pitiful to hear her cry for him.

Goat Quiz- Just for Fun

Do you have 4H kids in your home? This might be a neat little quiz for them to take- How Well do you Really Know Goats?
Share it with your 4H kids- and see how well they do on the Goat Test. I created the quiz at Tickle Personality Tests - Go and create some for your friends and family too.

Halloween Goat T-shirts from GetYerGoat at Cafepress

It's not too late to grab a few Goat Halloween T-shirts and Goat Halloween Trick or Treat bags.

We have Cute Casper the Friendly Goat for Moms, babies and kids, el Chupracabra for Teens and Dad, And The Cute Goat Candy Corn Trick or Treat design on all t-shirts, baby wear, tote bags (used for reusable trick or treat bags) . Who said a T-shirt can't be a Halloween costume?

   

Tickle- Fun Goat Trivia Test

Check what you know about goats with this fun (sometimes tricky) test - Have fun and take the "What do you Really Know about goats?" Test by goatlady provided by Tickle- don't let it GetYerGoat!
Test Here

NDGA Nigerian Dwarf Goat Show Announcement

The State Fair of Louisiana and Chrisi's Critters of Minden, LA are proud to announce that we will be hosting two NDGA Nigerian Dwarf Goat Shows on the weekend of the 10th and 11th of November, in Shreveport, LA.

This is a fun show, in a family friendly atmosphere, and we will again be offering some of the top-paid premium money for a goat show, in the nation! Our trophies are custom designed, handmade goat sculptures, and are literally works of art! This year we are also able to offer Classifying as an option- an opportunity that has been very rare in recent years! Please plan to bring your goats and join us!!!
For information, contact Chrisi Bell at MissCh9804@aol.com or you can phone Chrisi at 318 268-1221 and She'd be glad to answer your questions, and get you started!

Cafepress : GetYerGoat Tropical Holiday Goat

If you're looking for something fresh for the Holidays- These Lavender Goat Ornaments may just be what you need- Use them for Christmas tree ornaments, Baby room mobiles, fan pulls, and window hangings, key fobs and more. These beautiful lavender Holiday Ornaments are a tropical delight. Branches of palm leaves , pastel gifts and a pretty pastel ornament enrich these Goat Portraits of All Breeds.
Alpine goat, Angora Goat, Boer Goat, Kiko Goat, LaMancha Goat, Mini Silky Goat, Myotonic Goat, Nigerian Dwarf Goat, Nubian Goat,Oberhasli Goat, Pygora Goat, Pygmy Goat, Saanen Goat, Toggenburg Goat, and Baby's First all on these pretty ornaments.
These can be used for Christmas, Birthdays, Hanukkah and just about anything in between.
Tropical Holiday Ornaments