On Jun 24, 2004, at 8:19 PM, lazarus wrote: > 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. > Our yellow lab likes to try to retrieve our cats, I cannot wait to see what fun walking her in the desert will be when we move to Las Vegas this fall.