John takes more of a tough love approach to the pet lambs than I do here at Struan Farm. I'm not exactly "Mommy Dearest," competing with Joan Crawford as an evil disciplinarian. I want to make sure everyone is going to live through the night, is fed well and sheltered. I also want to make sure they've bonded with me so they'll come when I call them. Maybe it is a "cotton wool" approach but it's worked thus far and makes me (and them) happy.
This weekend when John did an early morning feed he took Curly out of the garage and tossed him out in the paddock with Cookie and Buster. I would have opted for the Pet Pen as an interim step, but then I did get another two hours of sleep so really can't complain!
Everyone is fine. Curly is his own lamb, at first he was hesitant. But now they're a tight little group.
Even Rosie came around to check out the new kid in the paddock, after she had her apple of course!
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