Oh, how adorable!!! Does he do anything besides just be cute? My mother has always wanted a burro and if I were to get one, she'd probably just die of jealousy!

The reason we are thinking of a wether ('fixed' male goat) is because he can eat all the weeds and nuiscience shrubbery that we cannot feed to our milk doe for fear of tainting the milk. Other than that, he won't serve much purpose other than companionship.

We were also thinking of an alpaca - they give fiber AND protect family/flock from predators...so they'd be nice to have as well. A wether is about $75 though...so that's a little hard to beat.

Can you ride a miniature burro? Or can he pull something, maybe? We don't want to get any animal that doesn't 'do' something...since that's what our dogs are for!