I got Xana to the buck's place without mishap. In the end, the thought of a frightened 170 pound goat rocketing around the inside of the van untethered was too scary. Rowan helped me hoist the big dog crate into the van and pop the top off. Then it was just a matter of throwing some feed in the crate and letting Xana jump in by herself. We popped the top back over her and tried to smoosh it down far enough for the clips to lock, but she didn't cooperate. Standing up, she's too tall. The whole contraption kind of looked like a weird turtle. By exerting extreme pressure on the top (sitting on it), we managed to convince Xana to lay down, and after that it was easy.
I almost felt sorry for her. She cried piteously on the way over, and when we left her alone with the buck (Buddy, still a cute little baby) and walked away she screamed and yelled. She's an obnoxious goat, but I felt bad.
One good thing: I got to take a look at their Nubian buck, Avatar. He's big, brawny, but not ugly. He's actually quite a nice looking goat. I think he'll do fine for Iris and Flopsy in a little while.
2 comments:
Hoping the results are positive! ;) lol Taking your goat in the vehicle sounds similar to getting my miniature schnauzer into his plane-friendly crate. If ya wanna laugh...here's the link http://cusmyle.blogspot.com/2008/09/in-my-attempt-to-prepare-for-our.html
Hey Denise,
I spent some time checking out your blog and it's really cool. You have a good eye for pictures. Your dogs are totally adorable. Thanks for the URL.
aimee
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