I love Red, of course, but I also admire him. He has great character and a sense of responsibility that never leaves him. He is a thorough professional. This morning, Maria was opening one of the pasture gates, the sheep are eager to get in there, the grass is very green and lush.
The sheep began to charge the gate, and Maria was taking a video – she is not the most vigilant of people – and the sheep were starting to rush the fence. People like to think of sheep as docile and easy-going, but when they stampede for food, people can get hurt. I shouted to Red to stop them, and he got in front of his nemesis Liam and “did the wolf,” as I call it.
Liam challenged him, and the other sheep got behind Liam and lowered their heads. There was a standoff, Red didn’t move or blink, and then he gave Liam the laser eye and they all backed up.
Red is the man, my hero.
Red is a great good dog and so serious in his work with the sheep. “Red is the man, my hero” you say…and no doubt he does act heroically to you. If Red were female could/would she be “the man” too…Im sure a female dog could be as focused and heroic as Red but the the term….”is the man” implies strength,resolve something some men seem to want to claim for themselves. Course it’s only a “saying”….honestly, I think there is a crisis in how men define what it means to be a man…we all suffer because of it.
Good dog, Red!!!