Leo's New Life

Leo has graduated from being just one of the herd on our farm to being the darling of the farm at his new home. He has two teenage girls to fawn over him, as well as two adults to tend to his needs. Here he was penned into a dog run at night; there he has his own dog house filled with cedar bedding. (Last winter he shared a cedar-strewn dog crate with two other goats when the boys were situated in the round pen. I’m sure he prefers having a home of his own.)

My concerns about moving Leo away from the herd, especially when he was not pastured with the horses immediately, were assuaged as soon as I heard how well he had been welcomed into his new family. Now he receives individualized attention. When he is in the barn, he has horses examining this small creature. (I hear that on Monday evening they wondered among themselves, “Who’s going to ride him?” Perhaps the Chihuahua?) Evenings he follows Jeff around the yard like a dog. Afternoons his presence is requested at girls’ soccer games.

Everybody loves Leo and Leo enjoys being the center of attention. Something tells me that he does not miss his friends from the farm. Heck, he may as well live in a bed of roses and clover. Enjoy your new life, Leo!