 One of our neighbours Here is "Camomille", a really nice name for an angry cow. Camomille is a specimen of the Aubrac Cattle. She is a very sexy cow like all her sisters indeed : her long dark lashes gives her a languid look and her furry ears look so cosy (must make wonderful sleepers !) But as every sexy being on earth, these cows are not so easy to get along with. They are definitely not afraid of anything and they like charging at people, dogs, wolves, etc. That's why a herd has been sent lately to freely graze in the Kazakhstan plains - they are big girls that can deter any ferocious animal (the Aubrac bulls tend to be somewhat duller - and nicer though they look like a cross-breed between Attila and Genghis Khan ...) However, our playful pack and this willful herd have been charging at eachother for a couple of days (which means : painful adrenaline shots for us and a terribly good fun for the whippets...hopefully, the fence can resist those long and sharp horns) and now, they seem to get used to each other ... a little... The cows have been extremely hard to approach until yesterday when one of them appreciated some strokes and a few cross-breed calves (mixed with Charolais bulls) even enjoyed drinking directly from the watering can ! Lovely moment... (Just click on the pics below to enlarge them...and learn how to drown a cow !) Rule 1 : Find a nice and soft spot with many cushions if possible. Rule 2 : Take something you can really trust : a toy, a bone, anything reliable. Rule 3 : Take something sweet smelling : your master's underwears, socks, scarf, anything that you can burrow your nose in. Rule 4 : Adopt a suitable sleeping position - many are available and are equally healthy. The rules in pictures (click on it) : Soundtrack : This ball is a very defiant one which implies : a lot of barking and growling in mid air. Charlie has always been a great speaker. To teach him to be quiet, the so-called great trick was to make him lie down - for a dog cannot supposedly bark in such a posture...Ah ah !! Too bad for us, for Charlie can bark in any positions !! |
