Seen On My Lawn
One pit bull cavorting past and through the sheep, along with the dog of a chap visiting next door. Said chap observed my flock look up casually at the canine duo, and go back to dozing with no indication of worry. He was surprised. I wasn’t. My sheep haven’t been worked with a dog for 20 years and after a number of generations seem to have forgotten that system. Duke often does gallop around them and since that does not include attacks, I think the flock have come to the conclusion that he’s actually a rather odd-looking sheep. My hens seem to agree as none of them are bothered when he rushes past either although he got a very ‘upmarket’ reaction yesterday when he stuck his nose into Tawny hen’s bloomers. She rounded on him like some offended duchess out of Downton – but she wasn’t scared, just irked at the personal invasion.
Seen On My Lawn
5 December 2013
One pit bull cavorting past and through the sheep, along with the dog of a chap visiting next door. Said chap observed my flock look up casually at the canine duo, and go back to dozing with no indication of worry. He was surprised. I wasn’t. My sheep haven’t been worked with a dog for 20 years and after a number of generations seem to have forgotten that system. Duke often does gallop around them and since that does not include attacks, I think the flock have come to the conclusion that he’s actually a rather odd-looking sheep. My hens seem to agree as none of them are bothered when he rushes past either although he got a very ‘upmarket’ reaction yesterday when he stuck his nose into Tawny hen’s bloomers. She rounded on him like some offended duchess out of Downton – but she wasn’t scared, just irked at the personal invasion.