For the Love of Goats

I get from goats, albeit in smaller doses, the same pleasure my family got from that dog. In Goat Song, Brad Kessler describes goats outside the Indian city of Jaisalmer, wandering in herds during the day, searching for grass and shrubs, then splitting up at night, each animal returning to its owner’s home to be milked and fed and bedded. I suspect that the part of us that loves dogs and loves owning goats is itself domestic; we take comfort in knowing we are safe, that we have ensured that our loved ones and our animals are safe and at ease, that everything is perfectly under (our) control.

Source: hedgehogreview.com