Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Buddies

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Making the trek back home.
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On the Mountaintop

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Here on the edge of the Red River Valley the land lays pretty flat. Our "mountain" is a large pile of gravel at the county gravel ...
Sunday, March 7, 2010

Weather Alert!

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When Oxen lick themselves against the Hair Look for Rain soon after.
Saturday, March 6, 2010

Porcupine!

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Harry does battle with plastic chimney sweep.

They fight like cats and dogs!

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The dog hassles the cat. . . . and the cat hassles the dog!

Cool Clear Water

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Cattle need plenty of fresh water, year round.

Rosa Bonheur

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The artist Rosa Bonheur was a friend of Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (see below), and his father Etienne. Her father was employed by the...

(ee-THOL-uh-jee)

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ethology (ee-THOL-uh-jee) The study of the natural behavior of animals. The word was coined by French zoologist Isidore Geoffroy Saint Hila...
Thursday, March 4, 2010

A Long Walk on a Frigid Night

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Scout contemplates his mortality. 
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Play Time

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Harry's Bunny.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Hoof Trimming

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Early Hoof Trimming Scout, was on milk replacer twice a day, had free choice hay, and was offered fresh commercial calf-starter...

Before and After

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Sunday, February 28, 2010

History Repeats Itself

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The Dog in the Manger by Aesop A dog lay in a manger, and by his growling and snapping prevented the ox from hay which had been plac...

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Happy Harry!

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Harry has two homes. One in the barn with the calf and the pony, and one in the house with us.
Friday, February 26, 2010

Job Description: Oxherd

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He feedeth and nourisheth oxen, and bringeth them to leas and home again: and bindeth their feet with a langhaldes and spanells and nigheth ...
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Riding Lessons

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Kira became a bull rider at age two. She’s the perfect size to give Scout some early riding experience. (Relax. Grandpa was holding on tig...
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Kid Time

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Puppy “play” and more specifically “play biting” are healthy for a dog's social development; it helps to shape the puppy into an adu...
Thursday, February 25, 2010

Weather Alert!

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Oxen  refuse to leave their stalls when it is about to rain.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Puppy Leads Calf - Steer - Ox in Training: Serendipitous!

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One night, Harry the Puppy, who loves ropes (It is said Newfoundland dogs once helped fishermen haul in their nets), picked up Scout t...
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Monday, February 22, 2010

"Get Up!"

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Training "get up" and "whoa" using long reigns. I’m working on teaching Scout, the bull calf, to “whoa” and “get up.”...

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Calf and Puppy: Herd (and Pack) Replacement Companions

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Scout the Ox and Harry the Dog snuggle in a clean pen. Scout the Ox and Harry the Dog are forming close bonds by eating, sleeping, playin...