For most patrons of the West End Fair, a man in worn overalls and a straw hat driving a miniature tractor with a pig and Border Collie might not appear out of sorts.

To see that dog dance on his hind paws on command, following a masterful performance of catching flying discs in the air, is something else.Now, when you witness that dog catch a stream of fresh goat's milk from more than a yard away, well, maybe then you have seen it all.John Forshee has been putting on the Barnyard Express, a show featuring a number of farm animals and entertaining flair, for over 23 years.With a series of shows in front of the fair's grandstands, Forshee exhibits his well-trained dog, Popcorn, along with goats, pigs and other barnyard staples.His mobile show, which runs from the small tractor, stops throughout the fairgrounds to drum up attention throughout the day."I love it, especially going out with the little tractor, the pig and the dog. I like to show off my dog, and everyone loves the little pig," Forshee said.The premise began in Ann Arbor, Michigan, at the Domino's Pizza Petting Farm, where Forshee, better known as Farmer John, would put on fun, educational performances to teach children and adults about pigs, goats, dogs and more.In 1993, Forshee took the show on the road with a mobile farm center. He now exhibits at fairs and school assemblies throughout the country."I think it is well-needed. There's so few farms around, kids are so uneducated about farm animals. It feels good to teach them, to let them touch a pig's nose and see how it feels like an eraser," Forshee said.Of course, this kind of education is ripe for some spectacles every now and again."The fairs are a lot of humor, but I try to slip in some education," Forshee said.At one point, Forshee has a young boy from the crowd bottle feed a 2-week-old piglet. He pauses to ask the crowd how to tell when the piglet has had his fill."When it comes out the other end!" he said, triggering the boy to jump and the crowd to chuckle.When he invites Alexis Bennett, a young lady from Philadelphia, up to milk a goat, he trains her to aim the stream so that Popcorn can catch it from at least a yard away."It was a lot of fun," Bennett said. "I learned a lot about how to milk the goat."And as for Popcorn's part in the show, "I like it how it gets all over his face, and he licks it up like he's drinking out of the bowl," she said.The Barnyard Express holds several shows in the afternoon, beginning at 2 p.m. through the week. You can also catch Farmer John around the fairgrounds with Popcorn and the piglet in between shows.