1. They never have accidents in the house
One of the best things about having goats is the fact that they live outside! This means you don’t have to worry about housebreaking them or coming home to a steaming pile of poo on the floor if you stay out too long.
2. They climb things
The "goats in trees" calendar is legit - goats climb things. My goats even lived in a tree house!
3. They eat poison ivy – and love it
I’m not kidding when I say poison ivy is one of their favorite things to eat. They also enjoy gingersnap cookies...
4. You can milk them
I won’t lie – straight up goat milk is pretty nasty. But you can do so much more with goat milk, like making cheese, yogurt, and soap.
5. You can rent them out
Some landscaping companies actually hire herds of goats to clear areas overrun with weeds.
6. You can enter them in races and potentially win a keg of beer
Have you ever heard of Bockfest? Basically, it is a beer festival centered around a goat race as the main event. The owner of the winning goats gets a keg of beer containing a new brew named after their goat!
7. They run funny
For some reason, goats randomly do little sideways hops when they run, which messes up their gate and slows them down. Sometimes they even wipe out. It’s quite amusing.
8. They don’t bite
They may nibble, but it doesn’t hurt. In facts, they only even have one row of teeth. The roof of their mouth is just a flat pallet.
9. They don’t bark
Goats really don’t make much noise at all. They only really “meh” when they see someone coming with food because they get excited.
10. They don’t kill smaller animals
Every spring, my dogs sit underneath bird nests, catching the baby birds in their mouths as they get pushed out of the nest to fly. They also dig up rabbit nests and toss the babies around in the air. Then they roll in the dead bodies, getting blood and guts all over themselves. It’s disgusting. Goats don’t do that.
11. They don’t slobber
I hate slobber. I hate sticky, wet, hot dog kisses. I hate drooling. Goats don’t do any of that.
12. They are low maintenance
No trips to the vet. No grooming. No poop scooping. No long walks. Nothing. It’s simple, really. Of course, you can still pamper them if you want to.
13. They have rectangular pupils
And that’s just awesome.
14. You don’t have to worry about fur getting on everything
Like I said before, one of the best things about goats is that they live outside. That means they don’t lay on your furniture or roll on your carpet and get fur everywhere.
15. They love people
Goats are super friendly and loving. They don’t get freaked out by crowds. They are relatively gentle and always curious. A goat is a girl's best friend!
