They cause quite a traffic jam!
Maybe I should back up a step. For those of you who don't know, we live in a pretty rural area in Germany:
- We are routinely stuck behind tractors when driving.
- We can smell manure for miles when they fertilize the fields.
- Out town is so small, everyone knows us. And I mean everyone.
- Our home overlooks fields used for growing hay and corn.
We're pretty used to the daily nuances of living the country life…or so I thought!
Yesterday Maia and I were heading to the Commissary to buy groceries when I came across this:
Apparently a flock of sheep got loose and were wandering through the fields near our home! In order to get them home, the shepherd had his dogs herd the sheep into the road. They walked along for about 300 meters and then cut back through another field to head home. The van was driving behind the flock with its flashers on. It was the shepherd's wife making sure everyone could see that something was up!
I was hysterical laughing! I have never see anything like this!! There was even a DONKEY loose among them! And how cool is the sheepdog?!? There were 2 dogs - one on either side of the flock. They were keeping the sheep on the road and out of the ditches on either side of the street.
I was having so much fun watching! I desperately wanted to run home and get Budva to help! We always say she needs a sheep or two to herd. (Although our neighbor is a German K-9 officer and says he thinks she needs about 100 sheep to keep her busy!) Here was our chance to put her to work!! I guess she'll have to stick to herding poor Innie around the backyard.
A truck came by while I was waiting and it didn't even stop! I couldn't believe it slowed down but just kept on going. The sheep ran to the right of it, while the dog and donkey went around it to the left. Incredible.
Here's a picture of the shepherd leading his flock. They seriously carry a staff, just like Little Bo Peep!
Once they were in the field, I could finally see just how many sheep there actually were. It was unbelievable!
Lots and lots of sheep!
Never a dull moment around here!
Have you ever encountered a flock of sheep running wild??
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Have you ever encountered a flock of sheep running wild??
That is just so cool! :) I miss Germany! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting! This is the one thing I wanted to see while we were there which I knew was something more geared toward like Ireland but this is to cool!
ReplyDeleteHahaha! Ridiculous!
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