N.B. family welcomes baby goat who ‘acts like a dog’ into their home – New Brunswick | 24CA News
A child goat in New Brunswick could have been born in a barn, however little JP isn’t being raised like a typical child.
“He was sick in his first week of birth and so we brought him inside and we had to feed him every day, every hour,” mentioned his proprietor Richard Massey, who lives in Hervey, N.B.
After he nursed the little man again to well being, JP turned a part of the household.
“He is a pet, actually, so he is a house pet,” Massey mentioned. “He acts like a dog in our house.”
JP even snuggles up, lined up, sleeping in Massey and his spouse’s mattress each night time.
“He does rotate between sleeping with my wife on her side and on my side back and forth because he can’t be alone,” mentioned Massey.
Since JP is certainly not potty skilled, Massey says he wears child diapers when he’s inside their house.
“I think we go through, conservatively, eight a day,” he mentioned.
JP sports activities the diapers when he’s on the point of hop within the truck and head off to work with Massey, who’s a contractor by commerce.
“We take him on drives, we take him to work, we take him to clients.”
Massey takes JP to the job website in a truck that’s totally geared up together with his personal little mattress of hay and snacks on the passenger flooring.
He admits he’s gotten some odd seems to be driving round with JP by his aspect. Pictures of the duo posted to social media have gone viral.
One of Massey’s shoppers, Helen Bousquet, mentioned she isn’t shocked the 2 have develop into native celebrities.
“He is just too cute, just too cute for words — and in his diapers no less,” mentioned Bousquet.
At solely two months outdated, Massey mentioned JP’s messes are manageable however the household will slowly transition him again to the barn as he turns into full-grown.
“He can visit us inside when he gets older and bigger and still put a diaper on him but he can’t come in the house as is.”
© 2023 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.
