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Dogs can be as impatient as children when something exciting happens, often jumping up and down, racing around, and even barking up a storm. But this pair of Great Pyrenees and goldendoodle siblings shows great restraint when meeting some adorable baby farm animals. You really have to see it to believe it!
In the TikTok video, the gentle pups wait by a barn door with noteworthy patience to meet the farm's newborn baby goats, remaining calm as the little family of goats slowly comes out to explore. "I told them if they sit I'd let them see the babies!" notes the content creator, adding, "They sat so good to see the baby goats 😂😂."
Cuteness spoke exclusively with Ken Ramirez, chief training officer at Karen Pryor Clicker Training, to watch the video and tell us his thoughts on why the dogs were so well behaved. Does it have anything to do with their breeds? "It depends on their history around other animals," says Ramirez. "Both can be very friendly. The Great Pyrenees is often used as a livestock guarding animal, so they are usually very good with farm animals." Well, patience has never looked so adorable!
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Do dogs and goats always get along?
Despite this cute video, dogs and goats don't always strike up an interspecies friendship. Many dogs are natural hunters, and goats are seen as prey, so even a seemingly playful chase can quickly become chaotic and dangerous. That's why any introduction should be slow, supervised, and based on each individual animal's personality, not just the fact that they live on the same farm.
Additionally, the breed of dog can make a big difference. Great Pyrenees and other livestock guardians have been bred for generations to protect goats and other farm animals, making them some of the most trustworthy canines on a farm or sanctuary. On the other hand, high prey drive dogs like huskies, terriers, and hounds might see a sprinting goat as an irresistible chase.
However, friendly family pets can learn to live peacefully with goats if they're properly trained and carefully introduced, especially because goats are highly social herd animals that thrive on companionship — although usually with their own kind. Yes, a canine companion can make a great farm friend for a goat, but for a goat to truly feel at home, they still need some other same-species buddies. If you'd like to check out another canine-goat friendship, here's a corgi and baby goat with an adorable friendship.
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