Today is a special stream as we remember Sputnik, our big packgoat of 8 years. Nan has written up a really nice blog post with memories of Sputnik you can read here:These are the Things We Choose to Remember… -Phil
During our time in the Dallas area, Phil and I stayed with my aunt Jana and uncle Peyton who live in Argyle. It used to be a small farming community near Denton, but it too is falling to the endless, creeping suburban beast. When I was a teenager I would visit during the summer and ride horses with … Continue reading Finn and Sputnik Meet the Texas Cousins!
I’ve gotta show off the new trick I taught Sputnik. He hasn’t got it down perfectly yet, but he’s getting there! We worked on it sporadically for two weeks in early December before I got too busy to practice any more, but Sputnik is such a quick study that he didn’t need practice. He remembered … Continue reading Sputnik the Service Goat
Still very new to this trick (this is only our fourth lesson), but he’s starting to get it.
It was a gorgeous day today. So far this winter we have not had any winter, and today was t-shirt weather. Phil was working so I loaded up Sputnik and we headed out for a short hike this afternoon around the Colorado City Metro District area, which is a large open space made up of … Continue reading Hiking with Sputnik and a Friend
Saturday Phil and I hiked up Bartlett Trail again, only this time we took Finn and Sputnik and packed a picnic lunch. Since there wasn’t much to bring, Sputnik did the honors of carrying the pack while Finn went in the buff. This was Sputnik’s day in the camera lens. Finn usually hogs the frame, and … Continue reading Picnic on Bartlett, or Sputnik’s Day in the Spotlight
Phil and I were invited to bring goats to the Beulah Arts & Crafts Fair again this year so we brought Sputnik and the cart. To keep things simple we opted not to bring a whole entourage this time. Besides, Finn has been amusing himself recently by rubbing his body and especially his face all over … Continue reading Sputnik goes to Beulah
Before the Rendezvous weekend, Phil and Kate and I spent some time hanging out in Lake City where our Australian friend Kate got to practice driving our team around town. They cut quite a dash on those quiet village streets! Kate was a quick learner and drove very well with minimal instruction. How embarrassing! This is … Continue reading Finn and Sputnik: Driving Instructors
Today my friend Jordan invited me and another friend to go hiking on the trail to the natural water slides. I’ve only ever been on this trail in summertime and Jordan thought it would be pretty all frozen over. She brought her yearling packgoat-in-training, Geronimo, and I brought Sputnik. We put the little blue pack on Geronimo and he … Continue reading Sputnik’s Big Day
Yesterday afternoon, Phil and I loaded up Finn and Sputnik and went for a hike to the natural water slide. I fastened the Sopris pack on Sputnik as his back is now easily long enough to carry it comfortably. I slid the trash cans into the panniers because we had a mission: to clean up this … Continue reading Sputnik the mighty packgoat!