A loss-
As you'll know, we now use horses and sheep as an integral part of growing our nut crops. If you've visited, you almost certainly know we also have dogs. The dogs are here to protect the sheep; and horses- and cats, and children. We have had three; all neutered rescue shepherd mixes. Saturday night, however- Daisy, half working collie, half German shepherd - did not come home. She was very friendly with strangers, incredibly healthy and energetic, and not a wanderer. Normally our 3 dogs will be seen together; so when we had only two at sundown- I was worried. At 4 AM, I was up. No Daisy. So I went out looking, taking Theodore, our oldest dog along- and asking him to "Find Daisy. Where's Daisy?" Until sunrise, he led me over very rough parts of the farm- a good two miles- but eventually it became a circle; and no Daisy. Much of the rest of the day was spent searching also, on foot, from the tractor, calling neighbors and the sheriff. ...