Therapy Goats Provide Comfort to Those In Need- Tractor Supply

What are therapy goats, and what should you know before acquiring or trying to raise them?

 Lainey Morse, founder of the Original Goat Yoga, says goats are the perfect therapy animal. “Their characteristics are calm, and so when you are around them it’s hard to have anxiety or stress because you seem to take on that energy of calmness,” she says. While dogs and horses, common choices for therapy animals, need time to develop a bond with a human, “goats love all humans as long as those humans are petting them and loving them. They are also very funny and mischievous animals, and so they make you laugh. Laughter is the best medicine.” ⇒READ  MORE ABOUT THERAPY GOATS⇐

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