Some people were in an auto, about 12 feet from where the goat was tied, and others were on the street three feet away. So it wasn't a vision thing. And there were horses around, so a goat shouldn't have been surprising. Other people speculated about what kind of dog it was, too; it wasn't just isolated spectators.
That’s just totally bizarre! (I was trying to give them the benefit of the doubt . . . but it sounds like they just were completely clueless. Didn’t they have picture books when they were growing up, or watch Walt Disney wildlife films, or SOMEthing? Sheesh! I weep for the Republic!)