When Mindy Allender adopted baby goats Tagalong and Stacy, her orange tabby, Cheeto, was intrigued. He would join Mindy and her daughter while they bottle-fed the two, and Cheeto’s curiosity led to a close bond with the goats. A few months later, Mindy began training Tagalong to become a therapy animal in the hospice where she volunteers in Dayton, Ohio. “He’s the only goat the training program has ever had,” says Mindy. She also trained the formerly feral Cheeto, who now comforts patients. Both Cheeto and Tagalong get cheers when Mindy walks through the hospice door with them. Tagalong, especially, has been known to turn a few heads. “Many folks have never seen a goat up close.” They are as curious as Cheeto, who Mindy says now spends his off-hours…
