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Granddaughter Sutton is bold and sassy like her little goats. Sutton has loved goats since infancy and especially loves feeding the bottle babies. Her first goat was a wether she named Timmy who was a special needs little fellow from the get go.
When Sutton was 3, we were at a goat show where big sister Hadley was first trying her hand at showing. Not to be outdone, Sutton grabbed the leash of a junior kid who was not even trained to walk yet (Cha Cha Cha) and walked into the ring saying, “I got it Grandma Goat, I got it.” Needless to say it was about the cutest thing ever. She did not win but she did stick to it in a very long and large class.
After the showing incident the previous year it was apparent that Sutton needed a goat of her own to show. She chose a daughter of Cha whom she named Snickerdoodle. We returned to the South West Michigan show that fall with Snickerdoodle coming along for Sutton to show. I doubt that many 4 year old children have won Grand Champion but she and Snickerdoodle did just that! We sadly lost Snickerdoodle in Dec. 2024 and she will be greatly missed.
When Sutton was 5 she added another wether to her little herd whom she named Bruno. At that time she was obsessed with the Disney movie Incanto which has a song We Don’t Talk About Bruno. That seemed pretty appropriate as our wether count was getting a little high however Bruno was a much loved member. He and Timmy are both sons of our special doe Muffin. (Due to our move to Indiana in the fall of 2024 we were required to reduce our herd to 30 goats. Our wethers and many of our does had to be placed in new homes which was a tough thing to do).
In 2023 after big sister Hadley got her doeling from Agape’s Prize I decided it was time for Sutton to have another show doeling. She continued to show Snickerdoodle in showmanship and in the 2 year old class this year. So we picked out an adorable chocolate and white doeling sired by Agape’s Prize Nutty Buddy that Sutton named Skittles. As a dry yearling Skittles earned her dry leg but continued to attend shows for Sutton to use in Showmanship. Sutton got to stay at the farm for the first time without her parents this year and was a big help with feeding, watering and sweeping the nursery. She also spent plenty of time socializing Skittles and was able to observe the Linear Appraisal session.
In 2024, Snickerdoodle presented us with her last baby, a doeling that we named Sutton Beauty in keeping with our theme of apple based names for the year. Sutton Beauty attended the ADGA Nationals in July and is now expecting her first litter in March 2025 as is Sutton's other doe Skittles.
I am so proud of Sutton’s determination and her “let’s grab the bull by the horns and get ‘er done” approach to life. It’s so wonderful to have her joining us at shows, I think she has a very bright future ahead!