Dave H (MI)
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...has passed away. When my daughters, ages 25 and 19, were little, I bought them a Nigerian dwarf wether goat named Eli for a pet. Eli taught me two things. Goats are escape artists AND it is best not to have just one goat. So I picked up another wether...Lucky...and a doe...Sugar. Eli and Lucky never much cared for Sugar and the two boys passed away a couple years ago leaving Sugar to deal with new, younger companions. Today I found Sugar had passed away during the night. Skinny and half bald, she had been acting a little loopy for the past several weeks. Discussions about putting her down before winter had been held. I have pictures of my youngest daughter bottle feeding Sugar in a year that makes her just shy of 18 years old. I would have to dig out her papers to see for sure, but she was one elderly goat! Funny how you get attached to these animals. Looking back, it makes one realize just how long 18 years really is.