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Saturday, July 7, 2018

B.C.’s Ninny the goat, Kona the dog turn heads while out for daily walks










 


B.C.’s Ninny the goat, Kona the dog turn heads while out for daily walks

Ninny and Kona look forward to four times daily walks together
Every few hours each day, just like clockwork, Ninny the goat and Kona the dog start getting restless and tell Grace Bruinsma in no uncertain terms that it’s time to go for their walk.

The pair have become inseparable and look forward to their walks on a rural Aldergrove street with their companion Grace Bruinsma.

Over recent months they’ve become a bit of a sensation with passing motorists, who often stop and take photos and videos of the trio trotting along 24 Avenue.

Kona the dog is still a youngster and can be a bit of a brat and escape artist, so Grace and husband Andrew keep him on a leash when he’s not in his kennel. Ninny the goat, on the other hand, is eager to follow Kona and Grace and sticks close to them during their walks without any leash or harness to restrain her.

“It started about half a year ago when I took Kona out for his exercise, Ninny started bawling that she wanted to come along with us,” said Grace.

“I thought, why not? She sticks real close to us and listens to me when I tell her to stop and make room for passing cars, and stands on the shoulder or a driveway with us. And if I don’t take her she cries non-stop in her paddock.”

“So many people get a kick out of it,” adds Andrew. “People stop, take photos, and ask Grace if she needs help.”

The couple are hoping that Kona will grow out of his predilection for running away to the neighbours so that he doesn’t have to spend the rest of his life in his kennel. But in the meantime he needs his daily exercise, walking and running alongside Grace and Ninny.

“I usually take them out four times a day for a run and they enjoy it so much that I enjoy it too,” said Grace.

“They know exactly when it’s time for their run and they tell me, loud and clear.”

KURT LANGMANN PHOTO Grace Bruinsma takes Kona and Ninny on walks four times every day.


KURT LANGMANN PHOTO Grace Bruinsma takes Kona and Ninny on walks four times every day.





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Todaiji Temple and Sika Deer of Nara Park, Japan


 


Todaiji Temple and Sika Deer of Nara Park, Japan | SciTech Culture 

Todaiji Temple is a landmark of Nara and one of Japan's most
historically significant temples. 

The main hall is the largest wooden
building in the world, and contains one of Japan's largest bronze
statues of Buddha. 

Deer from the adjacent Nara National Park roam the
grounds freely and are considered national treasures.

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Japanese Bowing Deer of Nara



  

In the old Japanese capital of Nara, deer have been living there free
from being turned into burgers for over a thousand years. They live
relatively comfortable fed by hordes of photo-snapping tourists.
Supposedly close contact with people have given them human
characteristics. If you bow to them, the deer will bow back.