I hate grass!

[secuono]

Not a big fan of smothering out weeds-especially grasses. Their roots can live for years.

Yeah, but I'll be switching to pavers or something else similar.

 

[Nyboy]

Get a goat

 

[secuono]

Get a goat

It would eat what I don't want it to, then escape. I hate goats. Lol Oh, and get stolen....people love to steal a goat in a front yard....

 

[Nyboy]

really goats get stolen a lot .

 

[bobm]

Everyone wants a goat or pony because they are so cute. After they get one, the goat or pony becomes a HUGE PAIN IN THE A$$.

 

[Nyboy]

I think that can be true of any pet, the $$$ certainly is. When people gasp at price of my puppies I tell them that is the cheapest part of owning a dog.

 

[thistlebloom]

I love goats and ponies .

The only trick to keeping them happily is being smarter than them.

 

[bobm]

Everyone wants a goat or pony because they are so cute. After they get one, the goat or pony becomes a HUGE PAIN IN THE A$$.

Cases in point ... we purchased an acre of land that had a 3 rail board fence painted white than the land owner kept 3 ponies. The owners left the ponies and would NOT remove them, simply abandoned them . My wife and I simply did not want them because they were some of the worst behaved sobs of horseflesh. We first tried to sell them... NO takers. We then tried to give them away NADA. We finally donated them to a University. As they were being hauled off, several of the neighbors came and thanked us for getting rid of them as these things caused some pretty serious damage to the neighbor's properties. Several years later, we had a mare that foaled then dried up due to colic a few days after giving birth and had to be put down. So, we had to bottle feed the colt. We found a goat farm to buy milk from , and needing a companion for the colt we purchased a week old castrated kid. This goat at 3 months of age, turned out to be a nighmare escape artist as well as knocking down our kids then climbed on top of them. He would also butt anyone and everyone that he came up to when he escaped his pen and wandered off to inflict mayhem in the hood. We were to be hosting a bbq for 30+ people from all over the world... so at 5 months of age we invited this " Billy the Kid" as the guest of honor, but he refused to be caught, so our then 4 year old daughter caught him and helped me make him smile from ear to ear. She was so happy to help , then enjoyed the open pit bbq and told everyone all about "Billy the Kid ".

 

[Nyboy]

I think some animals like some people just aren't right in the head.

 

[thistlebloom]

Cases in point ... we purchased an acre of land that had a 3 rail board fence painted white than the land owner kept 3 ponies. The owners left the ponies and would NOT remove them, simply abandoned them . My wife and I simply did not want them because they were some of the worst behaved sobs of horseflesh. We first tried to sell them... NO takers. We then tried to give them away NADA. We finally donated them to a University. As they were being hauled off, several of the neighbors came and thanked us for getting rid of them as these things caused some pretty serious damage to the neighbor's properties. Several years later, we had a mare that foaled then dried up due to colic a few days after giving birth and had to be put down. So, we had to bottle feed the colt. We found a goat farm to buy milk from , and needing a companion for the colt we purchased a week old castrated kid. This goat at 3 months of age, turned out to be a nighmare escape artist as well as knocking down our kids then climbed on top of them. He would also butt anyone and everyone that he came up to when he escaped his pen and wandered off to inflict mayhem in the hood. We were to be hosting a bbq for 30+ people from all over the world... so at 5 months of age we invited this " Billy the Kid" as the guest of honor, but he refused to be caught, so our then 4 year old daughter caught him and helped me make him smile from ear to ear. She was so happy to help , then enjoyed the open pit bbq and told everyone all about "Billy the Kid ".

Well you certainly had a couple of bad experiences.
But there are thousands of wonderful ponies that kids are using today in showing and just as companion pleasure mounts who counter your blanket condemnation.

Same with goats. They are used not just for the obvious dairy animals, but also working as pack animals and brush control.

Like any other livestock their unique abilities need to be considered when fencing them in, and also handling them. I've personally owned dozens of goats and not once had such a negative experience as you describe.