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[Jake Levi]

emailed another road traveler who agreed that one goat could be a a pain. can I get a few good and bads of a single goat with just me and my dog as his or her herd?

Unless you hand raise a single, as with a bottle it will lack the bonding you would want, some will differ with this but from my own experience with dairy goats in Israel two will bond together, and follow you as the herd leader. If you hand raise the two , bottle feeding together you will have the best of all worlds. They will spread out a bit when camping but wherever you are is the center of their world. Lots of fun can be had with a single, but more with a pair and the overal relationship will be much better.

Just my opinion here, based on my experience. Goats are herd animals, and two together with you as leader fullfills that. The dog is just another part of their world, but not part of the herd. At best it is a
tolerated predator that you protect them from. You will always have exceptions but I havent personally seen them. Unless, the dog was there at birth and the kid bonded then with it.

Do as you wish, you will probably enjoy the one, but you will get more 'worry freeness' with two.

My two cents, before inflation.