Tuesday, February 19, 2019

This and That

Well, a bit more fun with Sven the little goat.

Basil who is my neighbor's dog, greets Sven. She stayed by him while I bottle fed him and then she wanted to play.
He wasn't quite sure what he should do. A couple of times he tried to hide from her.

When I took them outside for some fresh air, Sven did go potty and Basil supervised. She was a good host and as you can tell, she loves having her picture taken....
Here she is cuddling with Sven and I after coming in from outside.


We had a short session of play and then Sven was tired. After all, he is only two days old.

Soon I will bring Charlie to a bottle feeding and see how they get along. I want Charlie to understand that goats are not to be chased. He likes to chase ALL things except the mules.

Gearing up for our next storm. Need to push some snow back further. My duties don't seem to end this winter.

PT went okay. Not much they can do for Rich. But Aric did suggest a few exercises to help him maintain some leg strength to assist him in getting up and down from his chair [he doesn't do recliners]. He also gave him a compression sleeve for the knee.

Other than seeking a visit from our local ortho guy there isn't much else to do. Though we will see Aric in another two weeks to see how it is going with the little light exercises and the adjusted chain.

Now to find a slightly higher chair for him to sit in. It was suggested to put nail 2X4's to some legs to give it some elevation. We shall see.

4 comments:

  1. Both the dog and the goat are awfully cute! I bet Charlie will like the goat, talk to him about it! I think maybe more snow is headed your way we are in the 3 -6 inches starting tonight. I am tired of moving snow too:(

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    1. Basil is an amazing little dog, she can get pretty excited, but then just chills out. She and Charlie are good little buddies.

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  2. Sven is such a cutie. Why is he being bottle fed? Was he rejected by his Mom? Sorry to hear that your husband is in need of more assistance, and know how hard you work to make him more comfortable. It sure would be nice to have an early spring....

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    1. When raising goats for milk it is often the case to bottle feed. However there was a very difficult birth with his mom and she wanted/wants nothing to do with him. So, since it was too cold to pen him in the shed, he moved inside and gets fed by humans. I go every day and feed him and then walk him outside to potty.

      This way he learns to bond with people, play with dogs nicely, and walk on a leash properly. He will be useful for weed trimming what Lil' Richard doesn't clean up.

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