My horses have recovered from last Sunday’s sheep attack. I, on the other hand, am still thinking I’m seeing sheep out of the corner of my eye, every time I walk up to the barn. So I actually did a google search for reports about sightings of the sheep in our area and came across this article in the Easton Courier. It’s about a sheep that ran away from its Easton home four months ago. Easton is about a half hour drive from here. Here’s Queenie the missing sheep:
And here’s our attack sheep:
I think it’s Queenie with a new hairdo. I’ve emailed the owner.
But why did Queenie run away? Was it some kind of post-partum psychosis following the birth of Sadie?
This whole incident made me recall a favorite show from my childhood, that I haven’t thought about in years. It was a Saturday morning show about a German Shepherd that had been in Vietnam and had all sorts of tactical and battleground training and experience. Now the dog was back in the US and had been falsely accused of some crime and was always just a step ahead of the law. It was like The Fugitive, but he was a dog. Anyway, every episode, he came across somebody in a bad situation and he used his military training to help. The dog would see somebody pull out a gun to rob a store. Then there would be a close-up of the dog’s beautiful brown eyes. Then the dog would have a ‘nam flashback! I’m not kidding. The dog would recall his trainer telling him to attack a viet cong guy, then we’d flash forward and the dog would attack the robber. The dog also helped lost children, blind people, everyone. And he and his beloved trainer were always trying to find each other but every episode was a near miss.
Now, my question is, does anybody else remember this show, and if you do, what was it called?
Is it this one ? I seem to remember seeing it in the UK too !
http://www.70slivekidvid.com/rjr.htm
YES! Run, Joe Run. How I LOVED it. Thanks!
Ann, would you keep us posted on any updates with the Queenie story if you hear back? I know I’m a weenie, and that she tortured your horses, creating all kinds of chaos in your life. But on behalf of the sheep, I’m going to apologize and assure you that she didn’t mean to cause any harm. No, I’m not some crazy nut/PETA type (‘not that there’s anything wrong with that’), but I feel compelled to look at it from her perspective… she can’t find her family, she’s scrounging for food, and is generally lost and lonely. Then she stumbled upon your house, got called a ‘lard ass’ and left with her proverbial tail between her legs. Sheep need love, too!
Lisa, I just got an email from Queenie’s owner that our sheep last week was NOT Queenie. But I know what you’re saying. It has upset me to know that the very cute sheep that so astonished my horses, is lost in the cold all alone at night. Perhaps she has found herself a flock that has welcomed her into the fold, unlike my very ungracious horses.
LOL lard asses need love too. I cant stop giggling.
Am I the only one who thinks Queenie looks way demented in that photo and scary. I am glad she isnt your sheep!
What’s with the freaky looking blue eyes? Are those some type of tinted contact lenses as a clever disguise?