--- Casey Rousseau <casey at the-bat.net> wrote: > Steve Brust wrote: > > > > On Mon, 2004-06-21 at 08:45, Kate Nepveu wrote: > > > > > > > > Pictures of the breed on the web are charming. And six years old--a > > > rescue dog? > > > > Yes, exactly. Nothing too horrid, in this case; I'm not up to > > taking on a major rescue with severe personality disorders. But, > > yeah, animal rescue is a Good Thing. > > That's good to hear. The breed site talks about them being one-family > dogs. Rescuing such an animal can be hard enough in cases of mild need. > Now all you need is some livestock for Harcos to herd. Somehow, I don't > think a parrot counts. :) Hmm, what sort of cattle would do well in the > desert? Ostrich? ... Desert? I thought in Vegas you were supposed to use as much water as you wanted for any purpose. Irrigating a cow pasture so your dog can have something to herd seems like par for the course (NPI). My niece recently got a border collie, and I'm told it ignores sheep but herds her and her family. It also herds ants. Jerry Friedman __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com