A Difference Between Sheep and Goats

8/7/2024

A difference between sheep and goats I learned today...
Sheep will walk out an opening in a fence they perhaps shouldn’t if it’s there, but goats LOOK for holes in the fence. Sheep can be as friendly as can be with their own people they Know but trot off in wariness or simple disinterest when someone they don’t know is in their field, but goats are happy to approach and befriend just about anybody who comes in their area.

This video below initially just really made me laugh. The sheep were totally gung ho and ready to GO, but the sheepdog basically said “Nope,” and back they went, immediately.

Goats *can* be herded but it’s much harder, and they do not just respond as one to silent, subtle signals.