TigerLilly
Loving the herd life
At the moment it happened, it scared the crap out of me, but now that everything is ok, it's kind of funny--only kind of...
I was calling the goats from the front part of the property when I heard Buckley (my ND young buck) bleating. He was louder than usual and when I saw him, I figured it was just because he was by himself & he felt lost & lonely. He was on the other side of the pond (small & maybe 3 ft deep in parts) when I called him. He seemed to be so happy to see me that instead of walking around the pond (like he did to get where he was), HE JUMPED IN! It looked like he was doing the doggy paddle, but it was clear that he was not happy at finding out that the stuff he'd jumped into was WET. I ran down & coaxed him back to the side & he got out fine. He is now dry & happy once again!
Do goats know how to swim or was this just a sink or swim situation?
I was calling the goats from the front part of the property when I heard Buckley (my ND young buck) bleating. He was louder than usual and when I saw him, I figured it was just because he was by himself & he felt lost & lonely. He was on the other side of the pond (small & maybe 3 ft deep in parts) when I called him. He seemed to be so happy to see me that instead of walking around the pond (like he did to get where he was), HE JUMPED IN! It looked like he was doing the doggy paddle, but it was clear that he was not happy at finding out that the stuff he'd jumped into was WET. I ran down & coaxed him back to the side & he got out fine. He is now dry & happy once again!
Do goats know how to swim or was this just a sink or swim situation?