Great Goats

Say Hello to Jasper

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Jen from over at fetchingtags.net alerted us to her boy Jasper. He’s a silly guy, a fine looking fellow and even has his own video on YouTube. She’s running a contest so pop over and have a look at Jasper, offer up a tagline and put a smile on your Tuesday morning face. »

Sale Barn Success

Friday, September 3, 2010

Any goat person who has visited an auction or two probably has a bad sale barn story to share, but not all goats sent to the auction deserve to be there. Tim King, writing for Dairy Goat Journal, came across a handful of remarkable goats who were slated for slaughter at auction. One of those goats is... »

Goats in Their Glory

Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Goats in Their Glory

This photo on Flickr by peet-astn is among the best for showing goats as they should be, knee deep and nose down in plant life. And doesn’t that “head goat” look pleased? »

Slovakian Watchgoat

Friday, April 23, 2010
Slovakian Watchgoat

This guy’s keeping an eye on things at Living on a Farm in Slovakia. Fearsome, isn’t he?          »

Fab Mountain Goats

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

There’s a most excellent slideshow of mountain goats at slideshare.net. We’re guessing they have no fear of heights. »

R.I.P Steve Samuelson, DVM

Monday, February 22, 2010

The Northern Illinois goat world lost a friend and fan recently when Dr. Steve Samuelson was killed. Dr. Samuelson was delivering a puppy when he became caught up in an accident on I-80 in PA. Veterinary medicine was a family tradition for Steve as his father was also a vet and his daughter is a recent... »

Elect This Goat!

Thursday, February 11, 2010
Elect This Goat!

The Huffington Post is running a Valentine’s Day contest of cute animals. There are a ton of dogs and cats, but just one goat: Pasqualina, owned by Michelle Fabio of Calabria, Italy. Please click here to vote for Pasqualina. Give her a 10! Eds Note: It says “participation closed,” but that just means for sending in photos,... »

Darren Nixes ‘Britain’s Got Talent’

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Dareen, the waving goat from White Post Farm near Nottingham, England, has declined an offer to appear at live auditions for the show. As Anthony Moore, Darren’s spokesperson, told This Is Nottingham, ”They want Darren to appear on stage in front of Simon Cowell, Piers Morgan and Amanda Holden. Sure, we’d get good press out of... »

Journey to Kathmandu

Friday, January 8, 2010
Journey to Kathmandu

Film maker Chris Parkhurst of Barang Films traveled to Nepal to make this documentary on the goats of the Himalayas and their sacrificial role in the Hindu Tantric festival Dashain. Parkhurst and his crew followed the goats, Nepali herders and the families who bought goats for sacrifice, using the goats as guides to show how... »

Capri-Croc? Ancient goat is a new find.

Sunday, November 29, 2009

It’s not every day that archaeologists announce the discovery of a creature that can grace the pages of All Things Goat but earlier this month they did. The Balearic Island cave goat, aka mouse goat, is easily recognizable as a goat but adapted to its world in a reptilian way enabling it to thrive during periods less... »

R.I.P. Petey

Monday, October 12, 2009

Most of the goats we write about live on farms or small homesteads, sometimes in back yards. Then there’s Petey, a house goat. Amy Rowan, of Geneva Township, Ohio, adopted Petey in 2004 as a way to please her niece and “be the cool aunt,” Rowan told the Star Beacon of Ashtabula. “The last animal I... »

Nubian Goats: Emma

Saturday, October 10, 2009
Nubian Goats: Emma

Susan Ragan is a former Associated Press photographer who now shoots commercially from her home in Sheridan, Oregon. She has a 25-acre farm with myriad animals, including several dairy goats and a new Andalusian filly. Among her goats is the lovely Emma, shown here. Emma came from the livestock auction in Woodburn, Oregon, as Susan... »

R.I.P. Angel

Monday, October 5, 2009

RED LODGE, Mont. — Angel, an Angora goat and beloved resident of the Beartooth Nature Center, has died after an attack by an unknown predator. Angel, who had lived at the center for at least 20 years, was found dead by her caretakers in her enclosure at the wildlife refuge, The Billings Gazette reported in... »

Ethel Napping

Sunday, September 20, 2009
Ethel Napping

Tonia Townsend, who says she lives on a rock in Missouri, captured this photo of her 2-year-old Boer/Nubian doe napping in the feed tub. Townsend, and Ethel, share their Missouri homestead with Townsend’s “redneck of a husband,” three children and numerous Nubian, Lamancha and crossed dairy goats. »

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