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Sunday, September 21st, 2008
Goat Problem Solved!
Dr. Geoffrey Waterhouse(The Goat) has recently picked up a taste for dog food. This is a problem. Goats can eat anything, trees, leaves, sticks, weeds, or whatever. Why O Why did the good doctor decide that Dog food was better suiting if his eating pleasure??? I do not know. Dog food is rather expensive when you are feeding 3 great danes. When you throw a bottomless stomached goat in the mix.... it becomes just to much.
My 1.5. acre Dog/Goat/Donkey/Chicken/Cat run has a modified cattle gate that separates the Dog area from the rest of the pasture. The Dog area is a covered section where the dogs can go to get away from the Donkey and have their own space. When we acquired Dr. Geoffrey I didn't factor in the goat factor..
As you can see, I have a dog feeder that we use if we are going to be away for more than just one night. When you fill the feeder up the dogs will eat their fill and quit until they are hungry again. The Good Doctor stands there and eats until it is gone. Goats have no manners. I'm talking 25-30 pounds of dog food!!!!! He swells up like a beach ball to where he can barley fit through the gate.
Well, I had to fix the problem. It was either send him to the meat market or stop him from eating dog food.
So I fixed it.
Seems to be working out pretty good so far..... HA!!!!
Goat Problem Solved!
Dr. Geoffrey Waterhouse(The Goat) has recently picked up a taste for dog food. This is a problem. Goats can eat anything, trees, leaves, sticks, weeds, or whatever. Why O Why did the good doctor decide that Dog food was better suiting if his eating pleasure??? I do not know. Dog food is rather expensive when you are feeding 3 great danes. When you throw a bottomless stomached goat in the mix.... it becomes just to much.
My 1.5. acre Dog/Goat/Donkey/Chicken/Cat run has a modified cattle gate that separates the Dog area from the rest of the pasture. The Dog area is a covered section where the dogs can go to get away from the Donkey and have their own space. When we acquired Dr. Geoffrey I didn't factor in the goat factor..
As you can see, I have a dog feeder that we use if we are going to be away for more than just one night. When you fill the feeder up the dogs will eat their fill and quit until they are hungry again. The Good Doctor stands there and eats until it is gone. Goats have no manners. I'm talking 25-30 pounds of dog food!!!!! He swells up like a beach ball to where he can barley fit through the gate.
Well, I had to fix the problem. It was either send him to the meat market or stop him from eating dog food.
So I fixed it.
Seems to be working out pretty good so far..... HA!!!!
WE took this goat from someone who was about to send him to the meat market!! Would that be less cruel. The dogs, goat, donkey, cat and chickens all hang out in their 1.5 acre grass pasture and sleep in the sun all day. The dogs come inside and sleep most of the time at night, get bathed with organic shampoo, eat freakin organic dog treats for pete's sake and even sleep in front of the fireplace during winter. The goat kept getting his head stuck in the fence so we put a yolk on him then too. He would go all day without food or water in 100 degree weather because he was stuck. We did him a favor by putting that thing on his head. I have a feeling the person writing this might be below the age of 12, so I am sorry if you think this is cruel, but really it is better than being grinded in a meat market. Chill out
-bek /animal activist
-bek
A few questions...Do you:
-Eat meat of any kind?
-If so, do you slaughter the animals yourself?
-Have you visited a "processing" plant for chickens, cattle or swine?
-Use health/beauty products such as shampoo, soap, lotions, make-up, fragrances, medicines?
-Do you check to see if they are animal friendly?
I could go on-and-on...but you get my point. I think the good doctor could care less about the dowel on his head (think of it as a hat) if the alternative is burger meat. Why don't you find a blog where people dress their pets in ridiculous outfits and carry them around in handbags like fashion accessories and tackle that cruelty?
Go volunteer at an animal shelter. Ditto Bek...chill out.