Goat Wrangling

Vanity | 1 Aug 07 | Vanity

[Lokibob]

A couple of months ago, my neighbor, the bishop, started talking about a goat for a lawn mower. Having known him for 15 years, I knew it was inevitable.

Last Saturday, the inevitable came true, he decided to “goat sit” a goat while the goats owners were out of town.

Since I have no common sense, I tell him about my experience with goats in Vietnam.

In Vietnam, my section had 2 goats, Bonnie and Clyde. Goats are the nastiest animals on the planet. I told the bishop about how I would walk by Clyde, and he would try to butt me, rearing up on his hind legs and charging. I would grab Clydes horns and stop him. He then would back off and do it again. We would play like that for a few minutes almost every day.

Back to Rosebud (yes , the goats name is Rosebud).

 

Rosebud and his toy

 

He plays with a 5 gallon bucket, pushing it around the yard with his nose. He will straddle it and hump it. I told you they were nasty animals. Of course, a 5 gallon bucket is prettier than a female goat. I filled the bucket up with water, thinking that is what he wanted. Nope, he pushed it over, and humped it again.

I brought Crystal, my dog over to meet Rosebud. She sniffed his butt, he sniffed her butt, and she still figured it was a strange looking dog, until…. She sniffed his breath. She yelped once, and ran behind me. She would not come out until I brought her home.

Rosebud has been a fixture in the neighborhood for a couple of days now, the Bishop has gone off trucking, and Rosebud needs moving. He has clipped all the grass in a neat circle. Since I am the only goat wrangler within 40 miles, the job of moving Rosebud falls on me.

I locate my hammer to pull up and redrive rosebuds stake, and as protection. I go over to Rosebud, show him the hammer and tell him that it will hurt him more than his horns will hurt me. He laughs.

I step into Rosebuds circle of attack. He lowers his head, and charges. I step out of the circle. The chain tightens and he can not get me. But how am I going to get to the stake?

I run into the circle, and grab his bucket and throw it over to the side. He runs to it and starts to hump it. With one eye on Rosebud, and the other eye on the stake, I pound it from side to side and pull it out of the ground.

Now Rosebud and I are linked together. BUT….

Rosebud now had new grass to eat, so he forgets all about me.

I locate the new place to drive the stake. Rosebud is now secure.

I hope when Rosebuds parents get home, the Bishop can locate me a Camel to play with.

…..Bob

[Lokibob]

Enjoy

[Shyla]

Ping

[najida]

Great! Thank you! (and I like Rosebud).

[najida]

Great! Thank you! (and I like Rosebud).

[netmilsmom]

Why not just make the chain longer so the stake would not have to be moved?

And why would anyone get a male goat?
(think Goat’s milk cheese!)

[Lokibob]

A longer chain would only put off the moving by a day. It is amazing how much grass he eats.

A male goat is a good lawnmower.

[absolootezer0]

that’s why you get 2 chains. get him to the outer edge of one, hook the second chain then pull it taut and drive the second stake. now he’s stuck, remove the first chain and you can go pull put the first stake while your’re out of range.
:)

[TexasCajun]

There is always ILGRA Gay Rodeo Goat Dressing

[SWAMPSNIPER]

I rode over one Friday to my buddy John’s place in Old Town, Suwannee River flows next to it. John had a fruit jar of Jack Daniels working, he was on the steps watching a goat. He found me a fruit jar, and we both sat on the steps. He was watching because he had just fed the goat enough Percodan to stun a mule, and when the goat looked stoned enough the plan was to castrate it. John had purebred goats, and this one just walked in from the woods.
We finally figured the goat must be feeling no pain, my job was to throw the goat down and hold it while John performed surgery. Did I tell you it was a big goat? With big curvy horns? I don’t think Percodan works good on goats, it didn’t on that one. Maybe we should have poured some Jack Daniels for the goat

[nw_arizona_granny]

Ping to your morning chuckle and an “Attaboy” award to Lokibob, for a job well done.

Lokibob, I am still smiling.......

[Velveeta]

Am on the train with people looking at me funny for laughing out loud.

thanks!

[Lokibob]

Thanks, I appreciate it.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Now, I am laughing and reading your mind, all my goat stories and Lokibob and you on a train............LOL

[nw_arizona_granny]

Still smiling at both of you.

After another look at Rosebud, I would say he is a meat goat.

Can’t say that I have ever seen one like him before.

My goats were Nubian and a few of other breeds, for milk.

But a Billy Goat is always a Billy Goat.