• Devon, we hardly knew ye….

    April 25, 2013 / 2 Comments

    …our Cornwell correspondent, Juliet Cleave,  came up with this picture of an award-winning bull…the way Devon used to be…before the English (and the Americans) “improved” the breed. And it wasn’t that long ago:  1963! We’ve asked Juliet for more information.  For now, we only know his name was “Uggaton Highwayman 2nd”.

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  • The “right stuff”….

    April 25, 2013 / No Comments

    ….few things are as much fun as watching  a young dog learn to herd.  Our  nine-month old English shepherd “Pokey” has got it all figured out…except where to put the cows once she has them in a group.  Almost any corner will do.  We’re hoping a professional trainer will soon sort things out for her. Of course, “Pokey” did not have the advantage of an Australian shepherd we saw recently on YouTube.  He got to practice on ducks before graduating to cows. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=89luGserh3o

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