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A Day in the Life

SHEEP ?

I heard Mom talking on the phone today. She told somebody on the telephone that Uncle Teddy is going to give her some sheep because he has too many just now. I know that last year there were a lot of baby sheep over at Uncle Teddy's. He told Mom that one of the wethers he was given wasn't really a wether it was still a ram and every ewe on the ranch had babies so he has lots of sheep.

I know every one of the sheep that are allowed to be herded by dogs. The sheep all know each dog as well. With some of the dogs they sneak away and run for the gate. They don't even try with me because I can run as fast as any sheep and when I first started I bit a couple of the sheep before Uncle Teddy convinced me I can herd sheep without biting them. I think the sheep remember, though.

I wonder which sheep Uncle Teddy might give Mom? Mom knits sweaters and makes rugs so I hope she gets the wool sheep and not the hair sheep. Sheep must be why Dad is spending so much time working outside, clearing away all the junk and rocks from the shed out in the yard. He already put up a new fence that now closes off part of the yard. There is a lot of grass out in the meadow that the sheep can eat.

Where's the SHEEP ???

The weather is getting warm now, and the sun shines most days. I think I remember Mom saying that when we retired, I could have some sheep. We are retired now but there are no sheep here. Dad works almost every day outside, converting an old shed. He cleaned the trash out and dug up a lot of rocks. The pile of rocks is in the sun and lizards like to hid in it. Anyway, Dad put some chickens out in the shed. Since we don't have sheep, I stare at the chickens a lot. Some of them stare back.

There was a lady here yesterday, talking to Mom. I like her because she is friendly and she smells like a sheep, a little bit. She must have some sheep at her house. Maybe she will sent some over here! Dad said no sheep until he has the shed fixed up because the sheep need a place to live. I try to help him, but he just tells me to go and lie down. It is a good thing I have my own puppy to play with or I would get very bored while waiting for the sheep to appear.

My puppy has a name now

My puppy has his own Dogster page, now that he has his own name. He howls so much that Dad named him Akela, after the wolf in 'The Jungle Book'. It is really fun to have someone to play with and run with. He can't run as fast as I can but he tries. He pretty much wants to play whenever he is awake. His feet are as big as my feet and he eats as much as I eat, even though he is still a little guy.