So last night...

....my wife went to a baby shower. Had just gotten done with my daily 45 minutes on the treadmill. Was sitting at the table when I heard a neighbor screaming...and my 4 dogs going ballistic. The biggest, oldest goat they have jumped the fence. My hounds were just barking at it. Daisy, a blue nosed Pitbull, and Shelby, an American Bull Dog-Pit Bull mix had their teeth into it. I pulled Daisy off of it, was walking her towards the house when the goat charged one of the hounds...thanks to my back I am not exactly flexible anymore...Daisy seen the goat going after one of the hounds and freaked out...I was in enough pain I had to let her go. She latched onto the goats throat. Kim, the neighbor, told me to not hurt myself, not to worry about the goat. Kim fired a Shotgun into the ground. Hounds went running, Shelby turned to look and that's when another neighbor reached thru the fence and grabbed her. I got Daisy and the hounds inside. Put a leash on Shelby, hauled her away. Goat is missing a chunk of its ear. Has some chew marks, and some puncture wounds. Was so stressed he wouldn't walk. Loadded him on a tarp, dragged him out of the trees. Loaded him on the car trailer. Soon as he seen the rest of the goats he stood up and walked into his pen.
Kim then says suppose it's time she puts the electric wire on the fence.
This is the same goat that got between the fences a few months back. When I put up MY fence they had a falling down fence. Instead of having them remove it I just put MY fence up a foot or so on OUR side of the property line.
Now before anyone says my dogs are the problem...Ernestina and I are both pretty twisted up physically. We are both in agree.entry that our dogs are here to help keep us from harm. This is why I never bothered socializing them. You hop the fence into our yard you will have to deal with them.
Can't wait for someone to try and tell me that my neighbor is not at fault. That I am for letting my dogs be the way they are.
My neighbors have put the cart in front of the horse, so to speak. If you are going to raise goats you need to HAVE SECURE pens PRIOR to bringing the goats onto your property, not after.
Ultimately no harm. Another neighbor was a bit concerned about all this. In particular my dogs. I politely informed him that we have a fenced in yard, with No Trespassing and Beware of Dogs signs for a reason. I also not so politely told him that until he pays our taxes he has no right to say a damn thing to me. When I was driving away from dropping the goat up he attempted to apologize...
And yes, I am FULLY AWARE of the dog bite statutes in Washington state, as well as my rights as a property owner that is fenced and,posted Trespassing signs...