Hi Reader,
If you’re anything like me, you probably have a soft spot in your heart for your “naughty” animals. You know, the ones who are sweethearts deep down but have an “independent” streak that often gets them into trouble.
I have several “naughty” animals (past and present) I adore (my daughter thinks I prefer them that way, and maybe she’s right 😉), but without a doubt, one of the naughtiest is Coco, a four-year-old Mini Nubian doe I bred. Coco’s mom was my beloved doe, Jessie. 💜 When Coco was born, she was much tinier than her two sisters and had a darker brown color than they did. We named her after my granddaughter, Collette, whose nickname is Coco. Collette is also tiny but mighty and has brown hair, so the name was perfect.
I lost Jessie in 2022, and it was one of the most devastating losses of an animal I have ever suffered. 😢 Jessie had that same “naughty” personality that Coco and some of her siblings have, so it’s no wonder I love them so much. Jessie was always pulling one stunt or another, but I didn’t care. She made me laugh almost daily, and I miss her so much. I treasure her four daughters and two sons I still own.
Coco is the most like Jessie in personality – she always makes me laugh, even when she’s doing something bad. (Pearl is a close second.) She is also an excellent puppy trainer because she is gentle, patient, and sweet to Maremma puppies of all ages. Because of this and because I like to have Jessie’s kids nearby as much as possible, I keep Coco and her sisters (Artemis, Ayesha, and Pearl) in my Puppy Parlor pasture, along with my other favorite goats and best puppy trainer goats. (I’m very picky about which goats live with my puppies because the first 12 -16 weeks are critical to shaping them into the LGDs they will become.)
This is a small pasture where my Puppy Parlor (the building I raise my Maremma puppies in) is located. There are two whelping suites inside, with dog doors leading out into the pasture so the moms and puppies can come and go with the goats. The only problem is that some of my goats have learned to go through the dog doors to the whelping stalls. One of the goats who has learned this trick is Coco – of course!
Coco goes through the dog door because she knows I feed the puppies in there. I feed them there because most of my naughty goats like to eat puppy food. 🤦🏻♀️🐐 If they don’t see the puppies eating, they are less likely to steal the food. Wetting the food also helps deter some of them.
But not Coco! Not only does she know how to access the puppy food by going in the dog door, but she is not bothered if the food is wet and mushy. And now she knows that when I go into the Puppy Parlor, I will feed the puppies, and she comes running for her share.🤦🏻♀️
So here is a video I caught this week of Coco, the naughty, puppy food-stealing goat, going in to eat with Circe’s 6-week-old puppies. 🤷🏻♀️ The puppies didn’t even mind. They think it’s normal for goats to go through dog doors and eat puppy food. 😆 (Pearl also goes in the dog doors to steal food, and sometimes, in the winter, she sleeps inside with the puppies.)
I could move Coco to a different pasture, but because I adore her so much, I’ll just put up with her shenanigans, as I did her mom’s. (But Jessie never ate puppy food. She didn’t like it, thankfully.)
If you’re looking for an adorable Maremma puppy well-trained to enjoy the company of naughty goats, look no further. We have puppies available, trained by Coco and her partners in crime. 🐶🐐
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And if you’re looking for your own naughty goat, we have you covered there, too! You can’t have Coco, but she and her pals will have kids next spring. We are taking reservations now for Mini Nubian and Nigerian Dwarf kids on a first-come, first-served basis. (I’ll be posting the breeding plan soon.) We also have adult goats available now and will sell bred does once they get bred, which should be in October. 🐐🐐🐐🐐
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What about you? Do you have an animal that makes you crazy sometimes but that you love so much you just don’t care about the tricks they pull? Dog? Goat? Horse? Cat? Bird? Other? Or maybe you have fond memories of an animal who’s no longer with you but lives on in your heart, like my Jessie? 💜
Hit reply and tell me about your mischievous little (or big) troublemaker, past or present. I love it when my readers share about the animals they love.
Meanwhile, keep laughing and cherishing the “naughty” animals in your life,
Kim
