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Katahdins.  Catoctins are mountains here. He had Relocation Mountain  
Confusion. He's people-broke my dog sheep by making friends with them.  
He doesn't understand that means I'm going to need more sheep. Wool  
sheep next, Corriedales.


On Jun 17, 2008, at 5:45 PM, Lynda wrote:

> Well, Roy, I can't find any pictures or info on that breed.  Is that  
> the
> name of the breed or just the region where they were being raised?
>
> The Suffolk are like everything else man has messed with.  Bred them  
> for a
> specific purpose and bred what little brains they had out of them!
>
> Lynda
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Roy Morgan" <k1lky AT earthlink.net>
>
>
> > I dunno anything about Suffolks.  But I've lived with and cared for a
> > batch of Catoctins for a year plus.  That doesn't qualify me for much
> > of anything but an opinion: I get along with them quite well.  Some  
> > of
> > them come over to get their cheeks rubbed when I let them out, but  
> > the
> > only somewhat objectionable thing about them is their tendency to
> > knock me over as they follow my heels when I have some grain to get
> > them into their shelter.  Oh, yes, a couple of the young ones are  
> > dumb
> > enough to get separated from the rest and make a ruckus.  This
> > sometimes happens at 2 AM when my DW hears them and announces me out
> > of a sound sleep that something's up with the sheep.
> >
> > Most of our difficulties with the sheep have come directly from bad
> > fencing and gates.  The new place is gonna be set up better.
> >
> > Roy
> > Novice Shepherd