THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOAT 9 
are those of an overfat, aged, and rheumatic 
dog. He appears on the verge of a collapse. 
Every jump is a great effort and lands far 
short of the spot aimed at. Nearly all grace- 
ful movements were omitted in his training. 
Nearly all the actions of this woodeny fellow 
suggest that a few of his joints are too loose and 
that most of the others are too tight. He gets 
up and lies down as though not accustomed to 
working his own levers and hinges. 
Many times I have seen a goat trying in an 
absurd, awkward manner, after lying down, to 
remove bumps or stones from beneath him. 
Holding out one or more legs at a stiff angle, he 
would claw away with one of the others at the 
undesired bump. Sometimes he would dig off 
a chunk of sod; other times a stone or two 
would be dislodged and pushed out. It seems 
to be a part of his ways and his habits not to 
rise to do this, or even to seek a better place. 
However, an acquaintance with his home ter- 
ritory gives one a friendly feeling for him. 
After seeing him composedly climbing a pin- 
nacle, apparently accessible only to birds, one 
begins to appreciate a remarkable codrdination 
of head and foot work. 
Although the goat appears clumsy he is the 
animal least likely to slip, to stumble, to miss 
his footing or to fall. While the mountain 
