Neither.
They shouldn’t be pets, and sheep in particular are better served in flocks. Goats too, but I’ve known some goats kept singly or in pairs that don’t suffer.
Personally, I prefer sheep, because, wool. Also, regularly handled, they’re tremendously affectionate, like dogs:
Goats eat and wreck everything and will knock you over as soon as look at you.
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