Chapter 26
FUR-EVER HOMES FORUM
Forum Thread: Why does my goat have a stash?
I need help because I think my goat is stealing from me. I keep finding random items—socks, gardening gloves, one flip-flop—piled neatly in the same corner of the barn. At first I blamed raccoons. Then I watched the security camera.
Define “neatly.”
@goatlover24:
Like… grouped. Socks together. Gloves together. Shoes in a row.
@barnlife87:
Congratulations, your goat has a system.
@goatlover24:
This is not comforting.
@LivviwithTwoVs:
Is it possible the goat thinks these items belong to the herd?
@goatlover24:
Why would the herd need three unmatched socks and a baseball cap?
@swimmerwithafish:
Fashion is cyclical.
@goatlover24:
The cap is mine. I watched her take it off the fence post and carry it away like a prize.
@LivviwithTwoVs:
Goats are notorious collectors. They like textures and familiar smells. It’s basically interior decorating.
@goatlover24:
She added a water bottle last night. It’s empty. I don’t know where she found it.
@swimmerwithafish:
At this point you’re just a supplier.
@barnlife87:
Important question: does she react if you move the pile?
@goatlover24:
Yes. She watched me. Then moved everything back. Slowly.
@puglover91:
That’s not a stash. That’s her room.
@goatlover24:
I think I’ve been robbed by an animal with hooves.
@goldenboymom:
Leave the pile alone. You don’t want to escalate.
@goatlover24:
I am afraid you’re right.