We were showing two dear friends the surroundings of our place and all of a sudden we were slowed down by this wonderful flock of sheep, lead by a sheepdog, a very active border collie. We crept behind them for about half an hour and we had a great time! It was so nice to see the dog doing its hard work, pushing sheep on the road when they stopped to eat a leaf or steering them onto the road went they dawdled in a corner. There was a little puddle and while the dog kept running all the time, it allowed itself a second to lay flat to wetten it’s tummy and having a quick sip. The dog was working very hard and the sheep were happily running from one field into the other.
It made my heart melt and once again I felt lucky to live half in the countryside.