The Wintermutes
Thu, 15 Sep 2005 10:08:06 -0700
I just put a mean three year old ram into the freezer. He spent the last three years trying to kill me and I had enough of it! So I've replaced him with a ram that was raised in an open range, without shelter of any kind, and no knowledge of what corn was. Well.. He knows what corn is now and.. HE LIKES IT! Not only that, he is what my elementary school teachers would call a "Chatty Cathy". He nicely talks to me non-stop like a Wal-Mart greeter even if I don't have anything to give him. He also has no idea of "personal space". He is not content to stand off a few feet when he could be right beside me! I don't know his history but I am beginning to suspect he might have been a bottle baby. My heart can't help but race when I see him trotting straight at me! My adrenalin gland is getting a daily work out! He hasn't shown a single ounce of aggression but I am so conditioned to mean rams I just can't help myself. I intend to continue to limit human exposure to him as much as possible. I don't need any help or advice I just wanted to share this "new" experience with the group. I don't trust any ram, don't make them pets, don't rub or give treats, and such. The mutual policy between me and the rest of my rams is "You leave me alone and I'll leave you alone- hands off!" Mark Wintermute _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly-blackbellysheep.info mailing list Visit the list's homepage at Blackbelly-blackbellysheep.info@lists.blackbellysheep.info http://lists.blackbellysheep.info/listinfo.cgi/blackbelly-blackbellysheep.info