Mr Mayhem, the paddleboarding goat, makes a splash
For an individual named Mr Mayhem, he seemed very calm. Even when donning goggles and a lifejacket before taking to the water, all three of which things are unusual for a goat.
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But far from being the butt of the joke, Mr Mayhem is on his way to becoming a media sensation as the paddleboarding goat who likes nothing better than messing about on the river with his owner.
“He might think he’s a person,” Alyssa Kelley speculated, as the horned and bearded creature nuzzled her shoulder while floating on the water together in Boise, Idaho, local TV station KBOI reported earlier this month.
Kelley, a Boise resident, began paddleboarding last year after tearing a ligament because she was “looking for something low maintenance to do outside” and her goat willingly hopped on board.
She explained that the five-year-old pet Nigerian dwarf pygmy goat “likes to go anywhere I go”.
Mr Mayhem apparently happily accompanies Kelley on drives and hikes, too, but they make a serene pair on a picturesque river, as the goat steps on to the back of the board and Kelley sits or stands in front and paddles them along.
Kelley explained that the goat fell in twice during the early stages of mastering the adventure but wasn’t put off and they have now been paddle boarding together about 20 times.
