Hey there everybody:
Well we went to sheep world, actually before we left for Thames, but in order to make sure you guys are always up to datte, we figured we just throw it in here now. Sheep world, what to say about sheep world. Well as we found out, its not only sheep. We did an eel feeding (dog food on a fork) we walked through some of their protected woodlands and generally just made a day of it. We petted sheep of all ages, donkeys, pigs, one of the biggest rabbits brianna and I have ever seen and goats, ducks, roosters, chickens, dogs, possum, emu's, you name it we saw it or touched it, or fed it. The coolest part by far was watching the sheep dogs work, and their master guiding them through all the steps with nothing more than a whistle. Quite a few differnet roles for sheep hearding dogs. There were three dogs we came to know during our visit. Sam (who moves sheep by using his voice, and body), Boy (who they call and eye dog, because he can litteraly stare sheep down and move them. He actually does most of the leg work to herd the sheep around. He does not make a sound the entire time. Not even a wheeze or a bark). Juniour (dog in training, they are practacing with him to find his strengths, and then train him appropriately). We watched sheep get round up from the feild, sorted into appropriate corrals, and last but not least the shearing. Quite the dance (literally, to shear a sheep) Lots of fun, we have video of the dog work for everyone to see when we get home. It was an informative day filled with lots of humour, and a good meal at the attached cafe. And no we did not eat any sheep for lunch (Just didnt seem right when they are all looking at you and you were just petting them)
Well that is it for now, back to the adventures
Love
Brianna and Miles
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