Have you thought of keeping goats as pets? One of the best rewards when keeping pets is to find that an animal has a personality beneath its system of instincts and habits. Asides from their preferences for off-the-wall things, some owners choose exotic pets in order to find intelligence in the otherwise wild nature of their pets. But if you're going to choose a pet based on this criterion, why not choose friends who are so cool, they practically invented a style for beards? Now, if personality is involved, people choose dogs because of being our default buddies. And besides being devoted vegetarians, they are also great hiking buddies!
Imagine goats as pets. The goat companionship is different from the kind of relationship you get in dogs and cats. It is too cool a pet to roll over like your usual Rover. She will not climb over the counter to purr and ask for kibbles. In the league of pets, the goat is akin to rebelling. It's not going to ask you for food, but its inner curiosity and drive for the next gourmet spot will propel it to eat the most unusual foods. Say your office memos or upholstery. It's also going to feel awkward if you insist on putting it on your lap for a pat. Though they say you can train it in the same manner dogs do, its nature as a wanderer will always shine through and through, therefore making it more suited to the outdoors and considering goats as pets even more appealing.
Even if it is the hippie of the animal world, like any animal friend, the goat also has its needs. First, it's not a loner. It needs other goats. It will need clean (possibly even distilled mineral) water because it can easily get sick. Because of its inherent groove to find the most useful of scrubs or the most fruitful of bushes, it has a tendency to wander farther off to sample somebody else's garden salad. For your sake and your pet's, you will need to build a fence. When you are considering on goat raising as pets, not just any ordinary fencing will do. The goat can be true to its mischievous image and either jump through or lift the bolt or bar from the gate. It will only respect electric. Unlike sheep, goats have the sense to come on in from the rain that is why you will still need to provide them some shelter.
It is obviously daunting to make a goat your house pet. However, there are solutions. If size is an issue, the Pygmy Goat is a welcome breed. It is also more affectionate than your normal breeds. But if you're looking for the look of the dominant types of goats, there are miniaturized versions of these.
Given the right care and the right understanding, keeping goats as pets can be your unusual best friend.
