Chico (the sheep) + Dorothy (the goat) = true love

[Hell Hath No Fury]

Love may not conquer ALL, but it certainly has the potential to shake things up and turn our usual way of thinking on its ear. Love also tends to sneak up on us when we least expect it: we're hanging out in our favorite neighborhood watering hole, maybe munching on some food. We look up and there she is. We're pretty sure we've seen her around, but this time something feels different. Our eyes lock across the crowded room. It's instant chemistry and (insert sappy muzak) we live happily ever after.



This may sound a tad fairytale-ish, even to the most hopeless of hopeless romantics, but it's exactly what happened in the sheep barn at The Farm Sanctuary in New York when a sheep named Chico and a goat named Dorothy (above) fell head-over-heels in love.

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And sometimes, just like with people, animals' hearts can lead them in surprising directions. Though sheep and goats often get along fine, The Farm has rarely seen any keen interest between members of the two species. Dorothy and Chico weren't rescued together and live in a herd of more than 100 sheep and goats that most people, according to The Farm, have a hard time telling apart, especially the sheep. But Dorothy recognizes Chico from the other end of the barn. They seek each other out, and when they meet, they exchange adoring greetings by rubbing their heads against each other. They spend hours each day grooming, playing and snuggling together. No one knows exactly how it happened, but this sheep-goat pair is over the moon.

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