tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post985133587385231264..comments2024-02-20T04:46:46.619+00:00Comments on Typewriter Heaven: More sheep than peopleRob Bowkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12065940710708289511noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-9892093385743573492013-11-21T03:32:32.483+00:002013-11-21T03:32:32.483+00:00Well I'm sure they adapt somehow and learn to ...Well I'm sure they adapt somehow and learn to do the cleaning or how to assemble electronics, but I like to whisper "come by" and "take time" to them, as in the lovely video you mention below. Thank you for that link -- it put a tear in my expatriate eye. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-86302345781834681772013-11-20T14:50:17.347+00:002013-11-20T14:50:17.347+00:00Nice! Locally here sheep are mostly colour-marked....Nice! Locally here sheep are mostly colour-marked. <br />(Myself now usually look at AbeBooks for 2nd hand books - that sheep guide is indeed pricey!) <br />RobertGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01841652527282627317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-64051527250534926452013-11-20T11:01:39.280+00:002013-11-20T11:01:39.280+00:00That's a bit shocking to hear. Borders are bre...That's a bit shocking to hear. Borders are bred for speed, intelligence and herding, working dogs. Rob Bowkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065940710708289511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-65677026361538878532013-11-20T10:59:24.860+00:002013-11-20T10:59:24.860+00:00Bill, there's a whole competitive world of she...Bill, there's a whole competitive world of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikYEftuuA3c" rel="nofollow">sheep dog trialling out there.</a>Rob Bowkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065940710708289511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-88002871004928891022013-11-20T10:52:12.306+00:002013-11-20T10:52:12.306+00:00Should add that 'mutilation' is my term. I...Should add that 'mutilation' is my term. It amounts to the same as branding cattle and freeze marking horses.Rob Bowkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065940710708289511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-55044546408878254362013-11-20T10:50:59.972+00:002013-11-20T10:50:59.972+00:00I'm sorely tempted to fire off an e-mail and m...I'm sorely tempted to fire off an e-mail and make them an offer.Rob Bowkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065940710708289511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-51915107221357410992013-11-20T10:50:29.779+00:002013-11-20T10:50:29.779+00:00It won't have changed much since then. Just we...It won't have changed much since then. Just wetter. Herdwick and Dalesbred are common on the fells but <a href="http://www.nationalsheep.org.uk/sheep-breeds" rel="nofollow">there's an exhaustive list here.</a>Rob Bowkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065940710708289511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-49389308929309430392013-11-20T05:30:13.708+00:002013-11-20T05:30:13.708+00:00Last time I was in the Lake District (2009) I reme...Last time I was in the Lake District (2009) I remember seeing some black sheep with white faces - they were like sheep negatives. Harder to steal I'm guessing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-9712370609704147502013-11-20T00:52:09.010+00:002013-11-20T00:52:09.010+00:00Very interesting about the mutilations as markings...Very interesting about the mutilations as markings. I wonder if the restaurant would sell you their copy. I bet they bought it for pennies from some used book seller and wouldn't miss it a bit. They might even give it to you if you took them another old book to trade.Dana@Mid2Modhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03055460107477850683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-72269403346153424672013-11-20T00:25:43.673+00:002013-11-20T00:25:43.673+00:00Don't know much about shepharding, but I could...Don't know much about shepharding, but I could use a cold ale.Bill Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649212489891769390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-34538583617177900872013-11-20T00:25:18.689+00:002013-11-20T00:25:18.689+00:00A lovely essay, Rob. Will look out for this for yo...A lovely essay, Rob. Will look out for this for you.<br /><br />Whenever I see border collies kept as pets in a sprawling city like Tokyo I tend to wonder what they'd make of sheep -- or even grass -- if that unlikely meeting should ever happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com