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fun lovin’ cows
The cows that graze the field behind my house have been spending a lot of time at this end of the field lately. I haven’t quite figured out why, since there are more trees in other parts of the field. Jake loves the cows ~ he loves to chase them, that is. He and a couple of the calves have a little game going. Late in the day the cows and calves will all make their way over to the fence that separates our yard from their field. The calves like to bunch up into a group, then stand there looking towards our yard. If we let Jake out, he’ll duck under the fence (it’s a barbedwire fence, not a privacy fence) and assume what I call a “pointer” position. (Jake is supposed to be full-blooded retreiver, but at times he acts more like a pointer than a retreiver). He’ll stand there looking at the calves for a minute or so, then all of a sudden he’ll take off and start running toward them. The calves scatter and run away. A few minutes later they’ll bunch up again in pretty much the same place they were before and wait for Jake to chase them. The mama cows don’t particularly care for this game, but they tolerate Jake well enough. One time the bull was out with the cows, and he didn’t think it was very funny for Jake to chase the calves around ~ we hollered at Jake and made him come home before the bull could get near him. I always wonder, exactly how smart are bovine? Do they know what’s going on, or do they just react when they see something they don’t like? Do the calves go back to the barn in the evening and stand around laughing at the silly black dog who falls for their trick every time?
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