With my farmer friends permission I've been accustomising Lady to sheep. This has really just involved making her walk to heel while we circle one of his flocks, or go by on one side. I've been moving her in closer over a period of weeks now and so far she's shown no interest in them at all. 8) Well smug or what! This morning I walked her by within just a few yards with an aquaintance approaching with her husky. He definitley needed the lead while Lady just ambled by off the lead quite content and me as smug as anything. (Pride cometh before a fall you say? ;D) By the way the old Sussex bull is with the cows at the moment. Lady and I treat him and his girls with great respect. His name is Norman. Just thought you might like to know.
Re: Sheep Stay away from the Norman!good girl Lady....must admit ,smug has made me come a cropper on a few occasions but It won't stop me doing it when when we can he he he!im sure there will be no fall in yours and lady's case
Re: Sheep Some of the falls we have had include - - Going in the deep mud then jumping up at the jogger wearing the light pink track suit. - Destroying a shoe box (last night when she sneeked into our bedroom - SWMBO hasn't noticed yet) - Running off with my napkin ring at every oportunity - And THE top of the list - stealing a half roast chicken off a kitchen table in a farm cottage on one of our walks. ;D
Re: Sheep Good for lady with the sheep! We haven't met sheep yet, hoping to next week. Norman sounds like he very much deserves respect - and space!
Re: Sheep Yes, Norman might sound like a chummy name, but respect needed ;D Good girlie re the sheep Lady , Dad is bursting with pride ;D
Re: Sheep I'd have paid to see 'Chicken Gate'!Especially the face of the cottage owner.....ESPECIALLy if Lady had made her escape with said chicken......much head scratching and thinking 'where's my lunch gone?'ha ha ha !
Re: Sheep It was Chicken Gate! I'd taken my eye off the ball looking at an email on my phone. I looked round and no dog to be seen when she appeared legging it out of a cottage garden gate with said capon in her mouth! I gave chase and Lady got baulked by a style about 200 yds down the lane. She looked at me and decided she was about to lose her prize so she just seemed to open her throat and down it went. Not brave enough to 'fess up so we just crept off home. :-[ Fortunately no ill effects. :
Re: Sheep Fantastic! Well, they wouldn't have wanted the chicken back anyway really, so she did right to eat it! Got rid of the evidence at least.
Re: Sheep Enjoy 'smug' whenever you can, I say And stay clear of Norman. What's with the napkin ring fetish, eh? ;D
Re: Sheep If you find out I've ended up in gaol, it will be a case of me taking the rap for the dog! : Don't know about why she has this thing about napkin rings, but I suspect it's because she knows I find her antics funny and do all the wrong things like not telling her off when she nicks it. She gets the whole thing, shakes the napkin until the ring falls off then legs it with the ring.
