I should have known

Of course there's a National Pygmy Goat Association, a Pygmy Goat Club, and various places on the web to buy goats. I keep picturing a little goat walking around the backyard; the vision has even overtaken my persistent affection for puppies. Apparently they make good pets, the pygmy goats that is. There's a picture on the bottom of this page of a goat on a barrel that I find particularly appealing. My dad said he could picture me walking with a little goat following me around, or perhaps on a leash. They come in all kinds of colors and I'd want a multi-colored one: black and white or brown, black, and white. Actually I think two would be good so they could play together. Melvin and Agador maybe...