![]() ![]() That's not only shorter than any other known grownup pygora goat. The verdict, from hoof to withers (the highest point of the back): 14.5 inches, the equivalent of 36.8 centimeters. On Monday, they took the goat back to Dahl for an official measurement to meet Guinness standards. The Bennetts knew that Ivy was smaller than that. She discovered that the Guinness Book of World Records doesn't list a smallest goat, but it does say that to qualify, an adult goat would have to measure at no more than 40.5 centimeters, roughly 16 inches. "There's apparently some sort of genetic factor," Dahl said over the phone this week, but added that there's no reason Ivy shouldn't live a normal pygora goat lifespan of 12 to 15 years.ĭuring the long winter, Susan did some research. Last fall, the Bennetts took Ivy to their veterinarian, Justin Dahl at Happy Tails Animal Hospital in Superior, and learned their littlest goat was perfectly healthy. ![]() After four weeks, Susan said, Ivy simply stopped growing, while a couple of other pygoras born at the same time shot past her. ![]()
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