Have you heard of goats? Those cute creatures whose full name is Capra aegagrus hircus?
We often see a whole bunch of goats on Swiss trails, or even on mountain roads.
This particular bunch started following us, probably because they thought that I was a herding dog.
Or do you think I might be the pied piper of Goatdom?
Dachshund Daddy helped the goats refocus by reading them the original story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin.
We miss seeing animals on the paths. In Southern Germany there were always cows wandering around on the streets and paths and in Northern Germany, the sheep. Goats are super cool but quite smelly! The only bad part about the animals is the poo they leave behind that we need to avoid.
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ReplyDeleteMy Humans used to have a goat, a Nubian. She lived and traveled with one of the performance horses. There are some great stories the Humans tell about her.
All goats aren't friendly, but perhaps they did smell you and think you were a herding dog! Or maybe it was just time for their milking and they were headed back to their barn. Since the lead goat was wearing a bell was there a herdsman somewhere nearby "sleepin' on the job"?
Y'all come by now!
Hawk aka BrownDog
Too funny. We loved this! Those goats were just attracted to your beauty. Glad they were refocused :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat are you doing when you meet animals? Do you bark at them? Hope the goats will not follow your dad forever like the children in the piper story :o)
ReplyDeleteWe see goats out at my sisters farm but never out on a hike. I'm not quite sure what the boys would do!
ReplyDeleteGoats??!! it would have been all mom could do to stop Torrey and I from chasing those guys!
ReplyDeleteAround here they have places you can rent goats to clear blackberries and stuff off of your property. my hubby wants to get goats when we buy some land. I like the pigmy goats.
ReplyDeleteMost impressive that DD can make those giddy goats focus!
ReplyDeleteGOATS?! Oh Tootsie! I'm so jealous! Goats! Like the Billy Goats Gruff?! Were there trolls?
ReplyDeleteGoats? Never seen those around here but we did see a dear yesterday!
ReplyDeleteDina
It looks like you've made quite a few new friends, Tootsie!
ReplyDeleteDid you get to take a goat home as a pet? Lee and Phod
ReplyDeleteIf there were goats on our streets, it would make the 6:00 news! Thank you for sharing about your goat adventures!
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Daisy
I've never seen a goat before and wouldn't know what to do if I did see them. You look calm is if you see goats everyday!
ReplyDeleteLove goats and see a bell on at least one of them :-) Used to have Nubians - such personality! My 3 dogs today wouldn't know what to think of such funny looking dogs!
ReplyDeleteLook at thoes cute goats!!!!! Now I want one as a pet!! lol!!
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