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February 2nd, 2012

2012 is here and brings lots of promise for Mini Dairy goats! There are a number of new shows being planned for this year and the number of Mini Dairy goat breeders continue to rise.

December 5, 2011

With MDGA now on a positive footing, it is time to start bringing more people into the management of the association. So as of December 1, 2011 all registration of animals will be handled by Jacqui Wilcox and her family.

I spent three wonderful days with them and showed them how the database and pedigree program worked.

The on-line applications go directly to her as well as to the MDGA office. Any mailed application are scanned and sent to her. If you have any questions, you can e-mail her directly at daystarsfarm@webband.com or the MDGA office.

~Andrea

May 17, 2011

On June 1, 2011, I will be moving to town. The duties of the MDGA have become more time consuming so after 30 years of raising goats, I have sold them so I can devote more time to the registry. Without the goats I don't need the extra work of keeping up a farm. Nothing will change except the address. I will be here to help you with your questions and your registry needs. Just change the address to: 963 Fern Ave, Walla Walla, WA 99362.

Since Frontier does not service that area the e-mail address will need to be changed. Please make a note to start sending e-mails to mdga@miniaturedairygoats.com. My personal e-mail will be: andi@ajud.com. The phone number will remain the same. Thank you for your understanding.

~Andrea

May 7th, 2011

You can now submit your registration applications online! Save the cost of printing and mailing by using the online registration form. You can then send your pictures via email as well, then pay with Paypal.

March 16, 2011

As of April 1st, 2011 two pictures will be required for all goats application for registration. One of the head showing breed character and one of the body.

December 1st, 2010

MDGA's website has had a facelift! Complete with many updates, helpful information and an easier-to-use format it should continue to be a great asset for those interested in the Mini Dairy Goat breeds. Let us know what you think!

September 11, 2010

The MDGA office now has a new e-mail address. Frontier has taken over the Verizon accounts in WA and has given MDGA a new e-mail address. Please make a note of our new e-mail address: mdga@frontier.com.

July 15th, 2010

The MDGA 2010 Summer 2-ring V-Show has been judged. Results can be seen here.

We had a total of 103 miniature dairy goats entered

33 mature does (17 MiniNubians, 11 MiniManchas, and 5 AOM)
48 doelings (22 MiniNubians, 14 MiniManchas and 9 AOM)
22 bucks (13 MiniNubians and 12 AOM - included MiniManchas)

Thank you to all who participated and a special thanks to our wonderful judges, Renee and Valerie. They both did a great job! We will be having another show in October, so you can start taking pictures of your miniature dairy goats for the next show.

July 3rd, 2010

The Wine Country Classic Miniature Dairy Goat Show was held in Walla Walla, WA on June 26. The pictures from that day are posted at Wine Country Classic 2010 Hope you enjoy and feel a part of our show.

June 22nd, 2010

Wow, winter and spring flew by fast! Lots is happening in the Miniature Dairy Goat world. Many breeders are seeing results in the breeding programs in this years kids and the udders that are appearing on their does. Much is happening at MDGA as well. The Virtual Show is taking place (Entries are due on July 1st), the breed standards were edited and a score card has been worked out by committees. Other committees are being set up. For more information on how you can be a part of a committee, contact Andrea

October 14th, 2009

A reminder about memberships... A Membership runs from January 1st through December 31st. Dues paid after October 1st counts toward the next year. To be included on the website, you must have your dues in by March 1st.

October 14th, 2009

The MDGA Summer V-Show has been judged. Results can be seen here.

We had a total of 86 miniature dairy goats entered

39 mature does (10 MiniNubians, 23 MiniManchas, and 6 AOM)
35 doelings (18 MiniNubians, 9 MiniManchas and 8 AOM)
12 bucks (All in 1 AOM class)

Congratulations to all the winners and a big 'THANK YOU!!!' to our judge, Pat Fausett! You can learn more about MDGA's virtual show program here. We are planning to have another v-show in the Spring of 2010.

August 1st, 2009

The MDGA Fall '09 V-Show is now open for entries. Click here to enter your goat today! You can also visit the v-show pages for helpful tips on showing your miniature dairy goat to their best advantage. Lots of helpful tips and pointers can be seen here.

The MDGA Summer V-Show has been judged. Results can be seen here.

We had a total of 73 miniature dairy goats entered

29 mature does (17 MiniNubians, 7 MiniManchas, and 5 AOM)
27 doelings (20 MiniNubians, 3 MiniManchas and 4 AOM)
17 bucks (13 MiniNubians, 1 MiniMancha and 3 AOM)

Congratulations to all the winners and a big 'THANK YOU!!!' to our judges! You can learn more about MDGA's virtual show program here We are planning to have another v-show in the Fall of 2009.

June 11th, 2009

Paying for your MDGA membership and registrations is now easier than ever. PayPal buttons are in place for memberships and registrations.

June 11th, 2009

MDGA Photo Contest winner was Kathy Parham with the below picture. MDGA has a breeding calendar for sale using the pictures in the photo contest. Click on the calendar for more information on the calendars.

May 7th 2009

A lot is happening at MDGA - Many informative discussions on the MDGA Yahoo Group, members on milk test, kids getting born, and the virtual show coming up quickly.

The V-Show is now open for entries. The deadline for entries is June 28th, 2009. Be sure to get your pictures taken and entered by the end of next month!

March 2nd, 2009

Miniature Dairy Goat Association's (MDGA) Position Statement Opposing the National Animal Identification System (NAIS)

The MDGA opposes the implementation of a mandatory NAIS at both the state and federal levels. NAIS would apply to every person who owns even one livestock animal which would include dairy goats. MDGA is opposed to this program because:

NAIS will not improve animal health or public food safety.
The government and industry already have established systems for tracking animals.
NAIS violates many rights guaranteed by the US Constitution, including:
First Amendment - Freedom of religion - NAIS requires registration of animals and premises in spite of scriptural prohibitions.
Fourth Amendment - Right to security against unreasonable search and seizure - NAIS enables government surveillance of private property without a warrant.
Fifth Amendment - Right to due process - NAIS allows the USDA to seize privately owned animals without due process.

The USDA is attempting to implement this program without Congressional authority and oversight. It is obvious that NAIS will have serious, unintended consequences which include:

Significant cost in both time and money to small farms, and private citizens who own pets.
Limitation of individuals ability to grow their own healthy food and enjoy the fruits of their labor, or to keep an * animal as a pet.

MDGA believes that these consequences as well as others will cause the destruction of small farms. For these reasons, MDGA does stand strong against NAIS.

December 29th, 2008

Membership runs from January 1st through December 31st so make sure to renew your membership. To be included on the website, you must have your dues in by March 1st.

November 20th, 2008

Some updates to the American and Purebred registration rules:

1. Percentages will remain on the certificates.
2. A 3rd generation kid can be registered from birth either as Americans or Experimental at the discretion of the breeder. If the kid conforms to breed standard in every characteristic other than height, the owner can elect to fill out American application papers on the kid. If the owner feels that the kid will not mature up to breed standard they can fill out Experimental application papers. There will be no upgrading after they are once registered.
3. These rules will take effect on Jan 1, 2009.
4. A window until March 1, 2009 will be granted to upgrade those animals that are registered now as experimental but qualify to be upgraded. After that date no animal will be upgraded. What they are registered as will be what they remain for the life of that animal.

November 6th, 2008

Andrea has asked me (Eliya) to take over the managing of MDGA's website. I have enjoyed working on the V-Show website and look forward to maintaining this site. I have given it a major overhaul and have added a lot of new information. Of course we are always looking for more mini-dairy goat pictures to add to the site, so if you have any you can email them to me at webmaster@miniaturedairygoats.com Also if you find any issues with the website (typos, inconsistent info, broken links etc.) I'd appreciate a quick email to let me know. I want to keep this website up-to-date to reflect the changes in the registry as well as provide assistance to long time breeders as well as our many new breeders and owners.

September, 2008

Our 1st ever virtual goat show was a huge hit and a great success! We had a total of 91 miniature dairy goats entered:

44 mature does (18 MiniNubians, 17 MiniManchas, and 9 AOM)
32 doelings (18 MiniNubians, 2 MiniManchas, and 12 AOM)
15 bucks (8 MiniNubians, 5 MiniManchas, and 2 AOM)

A huge thank you to everyone who entered their goats, and to our wonderful judge, Kathy Evans. You can learn more about MDGA's virtual show program as well as view the 2008 show results by clicking Here . We hope to do 2 virtual shows in 2009.

August 10, 2008

Here is a report from our show chairman, Dannette Hackman about her club's showing results. A big CONGRATULATIONS!!!! to all the "kids" both two and four legged. That's the way to go!!!

"It has been an incredible year at show...I found out from our judge, that one of my Mini-Obers went Best Doe of Show at the fair in Emmett, Idaho (not sure which county)...and this year my club were....CH Novice Showman, CH Junior Showman, CH Intermediate Showman, RCH Intermediate Showman, CH Senior Showman, and CH FFA Showman....We had about 14 members...and they each had about 10 individuals in their classes. Aleasha (Hackman) went Best of Show Showman and got to do the Round Robin. They were all in the dairy goat division and many had Mini's competing against standards...

FFA CH Dairy Goat was a Mini- Nubian
FFA RCH Dairy Goat was Mini-Nubian
4-H CH Sr. LaMancha was a Mini-LaMancha
4-H CH BOB Oberhasli was a Mini-Ober
4-H CH BOB Alpine was Mini-Alpine
4-H CH BOB Toggenburg was Mini-Togg
BOS Open Class overall doe was a Mini-LaMancha....

All the classes had 7 or more does with a total of 30 or more to win Best of Show...

I felt great that all the Mini's were so competitive...the judge felt they could go head to head with any ADGA doe anywhere...and he has competed 20 years in ADGA shows including showing animals at the nationals."

March 1, 2008

The MDGA is now under new management. Jeanne Carson found it necessary to turn over the reins of the MDGA to Andrea Green. Because of personal problems, she was unable to give the association as much attention as it needs. So for the best of the registry, she made the hard decision to let it go. Andrea, who is disabled has the time required to be available to keep up on all the work that is necessary. She has been raising dairy goats for over 25 years as therapy for a broken back.

As many has done, Andrea started out getting any goat, any breed. But soon she sold all but a nice herd of Saanens. Many of her goats earned stars for their milking ability as well as championships. One that she is very proud of, GCH AJ's Udder Delight Karlada 3*M, who still holds the national record for producing the highest butterfat for Saanens.

Later she won an Oberhasli in a raffle which started her duel herd with the "rusty" Saanens taking over several years later. For a while the Oberhasli were her bred of choice. Then she bought a small herd of Nigerian Dwarf. Of course you can't have Nigerian Dwarf and Oberhasli without starting Mini-Oberhasli.

With an understanding of registered dairy goats, DHIA, and the showring, Andrea brings this knowledge to the position of owner and registrar of the Miniature Dairy Goat Association. She will be available to help you with any registration needs you have.