My first post! A little background.

Hi y'all
I just wanted to give a little introduction about me and my goats. I guess this all got started when I was dating this guy, his mom owns Shetland Sheep and him and his brother show them in 4-H. About two weeks into our relationship, he took me to the barn and I got introduced to the sheep. Soon thereafter I was caught up in a whirlwind of sheep things, from breeding, to shearing, to lambing, as well as basic care. Soon it became time to register for the new year in 4-H, him and I had broken up but were still close friends and his mother loved me and thought I was a great help. She encouraged me to sign up, and join her club, Ewetopia. I did. A few months later I met my first Pygoras, Mocha and Latte, we call them the dumplings.

They're two little does (female goats) who live at the Alpenrose barn and are used for storybook lane. The rest of the year they do nothing. I was immediately attracted to these tiny, fluffy, strange goats and I asked if I could use them for my 4-H project. That year I spent every evening at the barn caring for these goats. I trained them to be shown and fell in love with not just them, but the whole world of goats. When Washington county fair came around I showed Mocha and Latte, surprisingly they did fabulously. Latte won reserve grand champion in the open show, and Mocha won champion in the 4-H show. As summer came to a close I decided I was going to test my luck at Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival, a sanctioned goat show, one of the biggest in the country. The goaties and I braved the horrible freezing rain and showed for the first time up against adults who had been showing and breeding their whole life. Although the girls didn't do to well (3rd and 5th) it was an amazing experience and I got to make a lot of connections with Pygora breeders across Oregon.
After OFFF I decided I wanted to start breeding Pygoras. The real question was how could I do that? I don't live on a farm. I spoke with some people in the farm community, did some research and found that I could have my very own backyard Pygoras! So it began, we are currently in the process of building a barn (I'll do a whole post about that) and I have purchased two beautiful bred (pregnant) does to come live with me. They will be arriving in two weeks!!
Oh and I forgot to add, none of this would have even been remotely possible without the support and knowledge of my amazing boyfriend who also shows goats!