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In reply to the discussion: So kitty showed up on my porch last night seeking shelter from the storm [View all]gwheezie
(3,580 posts)I have to let him work a little each day or he frets. He's like a cop who retires to be a security guard. When he was young, the best part of his life was keeping care of the goats. Now a few times a day, we go out to the barn and he helps me feed and throw hay out and barks if a horse is acting up,he does his perimeter patrol. I don't let him in the pasture anymore, he can't get out of the way fast enough and he knows it. But even in the house, he knows where everyone is out there and if there is trouble, I can't tell you how many times he came to get me to let me know if a horse is loose or a coyote is out there. When he started barking and whining during the storm, it wasn't his I gotta pee behavior, I knew something was up out there and there's no point not letting him go out on patrol, he has to check and he has to make sure I know about it. His favorite goat died about a month ago, he's been grieving her loss, she was an exceptional goat, a great friend, we both miss her. Both old animals, she was the only one of them who had free grazing rights, she'd come up on the deck me and Joe and Leeann would sit out in the sun, and they'd play you chase me and then I'll chase you. His heart has been broken.