On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 16:41:24 -0700 (PDT), you wrote: >--- 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. Our border collie herded cats.