Trick-Or-Treat! Iowa Goat Travels With Family For Candy

A Correctionville, Iowa family had fun with treats and tricks on Halloween night in their neighborhood.

A second-grader named Kooper Baker dressed as a goat wrangler for Halloween and her accessory for the evening was...a real goat!

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Our news partners at Dakota News Now report that little Kooper Baker and her family live on a goat farm in Correctionville, Iowa. As a goat wrangler for Halloween, Kooper brought her 2-year-old American Lamancha sidekick named Beans.

According to Kooper Baker's family, Beans is not your typical goat. Her mom Shaelee Baker says Beans is more like the family dog. With Beans and Kooper, they have always been close. When they first met Beans, he followed Kooper everywhere before deciding to take him home.

“We went to a sale barn, there were about 30 goats. Kooper was with us and [Beans] just followed her around everywhere, so we were like ‘Oh, we’ve got to get him.”

Kooper said it was a pretty easy decision to be a goat wrangler, especially with all the goats on the farm. Kooper and Beans was a huge hit in the small-town Iowa community! There are unconfirmed reports that Beans' favorite treat was Candy Corn. More about their story can be found here.

My grandma in Illinois also had some interesting trick-or-treaters at her home too!

Janet Manika (TSM)

There are horse stables down the block from where my grandparents live in Illinois. Sometimes they dress up on Halloween and surprise the neighborhood!

Janet Manika (with permission)

Hope everyone had a great and safe Halloween!

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