Animal Art |the Adventures of Jack and Jill

Years ago, when the kids were young, we decided to get some farm animals. We got several Netherland dwarf bunnies, geese, ducks, and goats.

The goats were African Pygmy goats and a french Alpine Dairy goat. We also had dogs, cats and a pony, but that is another story.

We named the pygmy goats, Jack and Jill. They were very playful and rascally. They enjoyed climbing on everything,including us.

Animal Art | White Goat

One day, in the Summer, I heard a loud commotion in the backyard where our swimming pool was located. The pygmy goats had gotten to the pool area and walked on the pool cover. Since the pool cover was pretty soft, the goats began to sink into the water. I started yelling, “Jack, Jill, GET OUT OF THE POOL!” Then I frantically grabbed the pool skimmer, and started to rescue the goats.

At the same time, our nextdoor neighbor was having some yard work done by her son, who was a local fireman. He heard me yelling, at the goats, and jumped over the fence. Before I knew it , he had jumped into the pool to save “Jack and Jill” The “kids” he heard me yelling at. I was very grateful and thanked him profusely for saving my goats. Remarkably, he was not upset, about my kids actually being goats and not children.

I returned the goats back to their pen with no further swimming adventures. They enjoyed the rest of the day, cleaner and wiser.