Hope, The Blind Goat, Learns To Trust And Continues To Inspire Her Caretakers

Let this goat give you hope, too!

That’s what she has done for her caretakers over at Soledad Sanctuary in California who gave her a second chance at life. She has touched the lives of those around her when she learned to trust despite her blindness.

Hope is an adorable little goat who doesn’t shy away from a fight. Hope’s mother was a small Pygmy goat and her father was a fairly large alpine goat. When the two were bred, the size difference meant Hope was too large for her mother’s petite body.

Unfortunately, this lead to some complications. The baby’s umbilical cord snapped during an examination which caused her to open her eyes in the womb, and led to Hope inhaling amniotic fluid. Although the following delivery was a success, Hope was born with pneumonia and permanent blindness.

Without the ability of sight, Hope had to learn to “see” through trial and error. That meant Hope would frequently bump into things and stumble more often than any goat should.

Despite these issues, she continued to get back up again. Thanks to Hopes hopeful humans, the goat is now as confident as any goat should be. She has learned to navigate the world and thanks to some simple commands taught be her rescuers, Hope can walk about freely. For example, is she is told “clear,” it means she has the okay to frolic about.

Watch the incredible and inspiring story of Hope below:

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Hope, The Blind Goat, Learns To Trust And Continues To Inspire Her Caretakers is an article from: LifeDaily