November 30, 2025

Over the weekend, we responded to an urgent request to take in 2 goats, Ellie and Klaus. Their caretaker needed to leave their home due to an unsafe situation, but wouldn’t leave until they knew Ellie and Klaus were safe, too.

Klaus is approximately 1 year old, and the previous caregiver purchased Klaus a couple of months ago in hopes of breeding with Ellie and "creating a smaller milking goat breed". We're told that because of Klaus's miniature stature, the previous caretaker didn't believe he was successful in his attempts to impregnate Ellie. The saying "where there's a will, there's a way" comes to mind, so we'll see if Ellie is going to be a mother again. If she is, she'll get to keep her babies. Needless to say, Klaus is already scheduled for a neuter in less than two weeks.

Klaus has been curious, but cautious so far, and never far from Ellie. He’s so small he’s able to hide behind her, and if it weren’t for his horns, you’d never know he was there! It will be fun to learn more about his personality as we get to know him. 

Klaus

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