To those of you who don't own goats,this may seem quite unbelievable.But for those of us who do have goats,it's a little more believable. ^_^ Okay,so I went out this morning to do my normal routine of walking outside,petting the neighbors' cat Pixie.Walking into the back area of the yard.Saying hi to Tarzan (another cat,but this one's not owned by anyone.) Anyway just the normal rountine. So then I walked back and said Hi to our goats and gave them their hay. Our big goat Brianna likes to push around our Pygmy Goats. So she was doing her usual as well. So I got out extra hay and gave it to 'Lindsay the Amazing Lap Goat' She's a little bitty goat. ^_^ Our goat Creamy Girl decided to be mean too. So she was pushing around Lindsay and Edele (The two smallest *sigh*) I heard her Creamy Girl very distinctively say "Move it,Get out" I thought oookay,maybe I heard the people down the street.So I went about talking to Lindsay,and I looked over at Creamy Girl just in time to see her butt Edele (Eedell) And I saw her!! She said it!! "Go away" So,I think Ms.Creamy Girl is beginning to speak English! YAY!! Has anyone else had their goat talk? Let me know! ^_^ :-)

-- Cosmic Country Girl (CosmicCountry@Yahoo.com), February 23, 2001

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Hi, countrygirl. I've tried communicating with my goats, too. They seem to UNDERSTAND English ok, but they can only respond in German or Spanish. One morning one of them said, "Wie gehts", and then "Jesus es mi mejor amigo". Since I speak German a Little Bit, I knew he was saying "how ya doing?", but can someone tell me what he meant in Spanish? Something profound, obviously....

-- knowitall (lehrer@mostra.lo), February 23, 2001.

Of course they do, unless they were foreign born!

-- Bob Johnson (Backwoods_Bob@excite.com), February 23, 2001.

Was your goat telling you that Jesus is his or hers best friend????

-- kelly (kellytree@hotmail.com), February 23, 2001.

Whoa! German and Spanish? Cool! I have a friend who lives in Mexico,I can ask her later what that means! It's sounds like he is saying "Jesus is my Best Friend" That's cool! Hey! I'll check back later for any new posts and post what it means (If someone didn't already) Talk to you all later!

-- Cosmic CountryGirl (CosmicCountry@Yahoo.com), February 24, 2001.

My goats call me by name "maammaaa, mamaaa,maamaaaa"

-- Cindy in Ok (cynthiacluck@yahoo.com), February 25, 2001.

I always thought they spoke Goatish! :-P

-- Joy F (So.Central Wisconsin) (CatFlunky@excite.com), February 25, 2001.

LOL I guess whatever language they will speak. It will always turn out Goatish! ;-)I tried to get hold of my friend who lives in Mexico,but I was unsuccessful. But I do think it is,"Jesus is my Best Friend" :-D To All Who Posted:Thanks! Arigato Gozaimousu!

-- Cosmic Country Girl (CosmicCountry@Yahoo.com), February 27, 2001.

I think if you know your goats ( or whatever animals you have) and like them they will speak to you so you will know what they said when no one else can figure it out!

-- Emily Anne Schilling (lost_forever79@hotmail.com), March 01, 2001.

you have simply discovered one of the many powers of the mighty goatish race. Our people normally do not choose to speak in the simplistic and tasteless tongues of humans, but there are those of us speak in terms you can understand when we find the need. Listen carefully, for the wisdom of the goats is not to be taken lightly.

-- goatlord42 (kconroy@drew.edu), April 16, 2001.

My goats don't speak much at all... til I rattle the grain can!!!!

-- Marcia (HrMr@webtv.net), April 16, 2001.