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A Yorkie and a Baby Goat Toured the Veggie Garden. One Looked Hungry.

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Rows of lettuce, carrot tops and leafy greens stretch across the raised beds, and two small explorers are making their rounds. A scruffy blue and tan Yorkshire Terrier pauses beside a wooden bed border, whiskers ruffled and dark eyes curious, while a little white baby goat with tan ears and tiny horns stands just behind, studying the tender greens with a suspiciously hungry expression. Feathery carrot fronds and broad leaves crowd around them, and a wire fence and garden posts line the background in soft morning light.

Vegetable gardens and baby goats are a combination that usually ends with a lot of nibbled lettuce. Goats are browsers who will taste nearly anything green, and some common garden plants, including rhubarb leaves, nightshade foliage like tomato and potato plants, and certain ornamentals, can be harmful to them. Dogs can also get into trouble with onions, garlic and fertilizers. If you let animals roam near the garden, fence off beds, avoid toxic sprays and supervise closely. Yorkies, despite their tiny size, are bold, energetic terriers with strong personalities. Their long, silky coats pick up burrs and dirt easily, so a quick check and brush after garden time helps.

With luck, the harvest will survive this little tour. If a few leaves go missing, everyone will have a pretty good idea of which of these two to blame.

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