They are smart and when they love you they really love you. I had a Nubian, Beulah, whom I loved as much as any dog. When she died -- well I will grieve for her until I die. She was a fine goat and a fine person and yielded prodigiously (for a Nubian) and about 4% butterfat, and she loved me and spoke to me as a mother goat speaks to her kids. And she was beautiful - a steely grey. When I have forgotten her, you will know I am losing my mind.
Leona wasn't a purebred goat - still not sure WHAT breed she was, just a chance-bred goat that our neighbor had gotten from somewhere. She had lop ears, but not the Nubian face, a short profile with a definite stop at the brow. She was rather small, and she was mostly black with white feet and a white blaze on her face. Very short, close-lying, coarse hair, and small horns pointing backwards and lying close to the head.
I wish I had a picture of her, you could probably identify her breed for me!
What a fitting tribute..
I never knew goats were so loaded with personality.