Smalahundur Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 My wife came home from work today and told me she had spotted a couple of sheep in the hill side above our pasture. Pretty unusual, because the roundup is done end October, and weather has been brutal last couple of weeks (think blizzards that make any travel impossible). I took Gláma, and went to collect them, turned out it was a ewe with two lambs. Quite challenging, pretty deep snow, and not a very cooperative mother to say the least... Our neighbors owned them, and they were very pleased to hear they had been caught, and came immediately to pick them up. I was pretty pleased with myself and even more with my dog, as getting those sheep would have been impossible without a trained dog. Yeah, okay , either with a lot of people (that would do a lot of running and swearing) or a snowmobile, which would have meant a lot more stress for the sheep involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxi Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Congratulations to both you and Gláma in succeeding in challenging conditions. Hopefully the ewe and her lambs are all happy to be off the hill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smalahundur Posted December 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 She made that impression at least. Though she really didn´t want to go to the farm where we live (she would rather have taken the turn to go home, but a bit of a long drive in my opinion), when I opened the stable door (we turned up at the horse stable) she was very compliant to go in. I fed and watered them. There have been very harsh weather conditions here, she is lucky to have survived them with her lambs, they are pretty tough cookies, those Icelandics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentleLake Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tea Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Good job my friend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smalahundur Posted December 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Thanks, I was also impressed with my wife´s eyesight, she spotted them at quite a distance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEC Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Nice going. The ewe and her lambs were fortunate to have the care of you and your wife, and of course Gla'ma. Out of curiosity, how many daylight hours are you getting in Iceland? We have roughly a little over eight hours here in Washington State. -- TEC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcv-border Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 What a feel good story. Glama* is proving her mettle. Sorry - can't figure out how to type the appropriate a in Glama. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliepoudrier Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Great story. That ewe must be one good mama to have her lambs in such harsh weather, keep them alive, and bring them home (or as close as she did). Good job to all of you! J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue R Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 What a great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 A wonderful tale all around! Thanks for sharing, you must be feeling pretty proud of Gláma! Merry Christmas! Amy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildFlower Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Thanks for sharing! What a good girl Glama! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alchemist Posted December 24, 2014 Report Share Posted December 24, 2014 Way to go!!!! Just curious - do the owners of the ewe have Border collies? (Are you and Glama helping to spread The Word???) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcnewe2 Posted December 24, 2014 Report Share Posted December 24, 2014 Nice job! Amazing, a sheep'a will to live! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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