Baby Sage Loves Goats: 1-Year-Old Hugs Every Goat In Petting Zoo (VIDEO)

A baby's first year of life is full of milestones -- a kid has to learn how to smile, laugh, and sit up straight all while charming his way out of trouble. So a toddler may not have enough time to focus on the finer details of life like, say, the difference between adorable dogs and adorable goats.

That's apparently what happened to 14-month-old Sage, who was overwhelmed with joy on his first trip to the petting zoo when he saw a farmyard full of what he perceived to be dogs.

The result of the mixup is a full-on hug fest featuring every goat in the zoo, which was captured on camera and posted to YouTube. Sage not only hugs the animals, but lays his head on top of each goat for an extended embrace.

Check out the video above!

(h/t Stuff I Stole From The Internet)

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Comments

[wendoxia]

10:33 AM on 05/30/2012

that was awesome! what a lovely little boy!

[Vanderbil Covington]

10:56 PM on 05/29/2012

That sweet little boy may have some kindred spirit with the animals that is driving his apparent affections. Perhaps we will never know what prompted him to go to each with such tender determination. What a better world this would be if we all shared his gift of love

[Kelly Carroll]

04:57 PM on 05/29/2012

Too cute! How funny, when he hugged some goats on the wrong end. LOL Gosh, kids can be so innocent and cute!

[lookie here]

06:25 PM on 05/29/2012

Yes, BOTH kinds! ;-)

[Kelly Carroll]

07:27 PM on 05/29/2012

100%. LOL

[bmitche]

02:39 PM on 05/29/2012

Good for him, but the goats weren't too impressed.

[Vanderbil Covington]

10:58 PM on 05/29/2012

Can you say for sure what the goats felt

[Rachel Alicea]

01:09 PM on 05/29/2012

So very sweet! Let's hope he always keeps that love of animals.

[hopespringseternal]

12:50 PM on 05/29/2012

Soooooo sweet. What a good and loving boy!!!
I don't know what he perceived the goats to be, other than animals he wanted to hug and giving loving embraces to.
He is an angel, and obviously loved by those around him. I honestly teared up watching. He was sooo happy, and so happy to share his love.
May this darling child, have a wonderful life, filled with love, and kindness and joy...

[Vanderbil Covington]

11:00 PM on 05/29/2012

Yes, yes, yes

[baileysno1lala]

12:43 PM on 05/29/2012

There is still love in this world....too bad the world can't love like this little one! Adorable video!

[TerapinPW]

12:08 PM on 05/29/2012

That was just too cute!! Although, if you listen to the comments from the mother she said he also does this with any friendly dog they encounter on their walks. It did not say he perceived the goats as dogs. He just likes furry animals, and loves giving out hugs!!

[Louie Rey]

11:54 AM on 05/29/2012

Let's hope he grows up to be a veterinarian and not a hunter. Adorable though.

[Calliewag]

11:44 AM on 05/29/2012

omg....too cute.

[Steeplechase2000]

11:17 AM on 05/29/2012

sounds like somebody has an agenda.

[jacmed]

11:08 AM on 05/29/2012

What a wonderful video and what a loving child! But where did anyone get the idea that Sage perceived them to be dogs? IMO, I don't think he perceived them to be anything except soft, furry, four-legged critters that needed some loving and he was going to darn well make sure that they all got it. What a joy he must be to his parents.

[ARTHUR SAILOR]

10:58 AM on 05/29/2012

Where's my insulin? That was just too sweet! Thank you for sharing that video.

[nygcruz80]

10:25 AM on 05/29/2012

ok, that is really cute, lol.....

[donwords]

09:47 AM on 05/29/2012

How do they know Sage saw the goats as dogs?