Yeah, goats will climb on ANYTHING... A local artist keeps goats and I went to his home to interview him and take some pictures one time and they were climbing all over hay bales, outside structures, other animals, each other -- you name it! HOWEVER, the one redeeming quality about goats if you're trying to avoid them is that you can SMELL THEM LONG BEFORE YOU SEE THEM! Wheeeeyeeeee!!! :) Great pics, Mary and Sheepco... and FTM, yeah, he's a leaper, all right... can go higher than that, too... He's also the only dog I've ever seen that actually watches TV... I mean, he recognizes the difference between people and animals on TV, and which animals they are... Of course any time a dog barks or a cat meows, he's automatically over there standing on two legs at the base of the TV, looking and barking, or up on the day-bed that ends at eye-level to the TV, watching... but if he's looking that direction and an animal comes on even if it's NOT making any sound, most times he'll notice it and go running and jump up and bark at it... He also does it if there's anything loud on TV -- people yelling, or even cars honking their horns, sometimes... The funniest is when we're watching re-runs of America's Funniest Videos after supper on WGN, which have lots of animal videos in them... to see him up there barking and prancing at the animals doing THEIR neat stuff on TV... And I'm sitting at the kitchen table... most recently with my camcorder beside me... Got a little video tonight, in fact... I'm waiting until I get JUST the right clip and I'm gonna submit it to them... I think a video of a dog reacting to one of the videos they're showing might just have a shot, if he's being cute or funny enough. Oh, he also barks if someone in the house yells. I think the rule is "Nobody can be louder than Tater Tot!" :) Jeff

Schoolhouse ~ That was a great little video. Smart dogs. I shared it with others also. Edna ~ I saw Bailey before and really loved that one. It's amazing that he can have his face in the snow like that. FlowerLady

Melissa, Don't you worry a bit about getting to the post office in a hurry. I hope Lili is starting to feel better. It is so sad to see them sick when they are so little. You know they can't understand why they feel bad. I'm still waiting to hear from Maryanne. If I don't hear from her by the end of the week I will just mail some doggie things because from what I can remember she got a dog for her granddaughter. Didn't Maryanne just start a new job? I get so confused as to what I've read and who it was about. LOL As for my eye, I went to the specialist again last week on Friday. I think it is coming along like it should. I just had some huge floaters to deal with after the vitreous detached so I am still dealing with them - at least smaller versions of them, now. You are right, Shirley, it is scarey to have something threaten our eyesight. I asked more questions when I saw the doctor and apparently when the vitreous detaches from the retina like this they do not reattach it... that threw me for a loop... I said, you mean you just leave it floating around in there! He said, "yes." My next appointment is in 3 weeks. I must admit I have had various things over the years and become familiar with some conditions, but I know very little about eye problems. Have a good week, everyone. Jeanne

i have always tipped my daycare provider. they do such a great job of caring for my dogs, i want them to know how much they are appreciated, especially on the 2 occasions i left them overnight. i have great danes and bloat is always in the back of my mind. because of this, the owner spent the night with them both times.