Strange encounter in the fog

Shelley123 · 23-01-2011, 07:15 PM

Now i'm sure i am going to be laughed at but at the time it was quite scary

We took Malaika for a walk yesterday morning by the river and it was very foggy, obviously meaning we couldn't see very far in front of us.
Malaika ran off having a good time and all of a sudden we heard a man bawling and shouting " Come back, come back !" We were unable to see anything but assumed he had an unfriendly Dog.
We hurredly got Malaika back on her lead just as a big Black shaggy horned shape leapt over the fence with a dog in hot pursuit.
It turned out to be either some sort of exotic sheep or ram and had a friend who soon followed. Fortunately the man got his dog back and we picked Malaika up and set of at a brisk pace, bearing in mind the horns

The sheep ran to catch us up, all the while butting each other. We were able to lose them in the fog.
Now i know they probably wouldn't have butted us but we just weren't sure.
We stopped at a nearby cottage to ask if she knew anyone with sheep matching their discription ( there are no sheep around usualy ) She thought they had probably come from across the river and knew of someone to ring who hopefuly would find the owner.
CM you probably know what type of sheep they were.
They were very shaggy and black and i'm pretty sure that each had one horn twisted downwards and one up.

Velvet · 23-01-2011, 08:10 PM

An experience indeed. Fog always makes things worse. Glad you were all ok

angieh · 23-01-2011, 09:31 PM

I'm glad you got Malaika back and are all safe and sound. Hope someone rounds up those sheep!

dandysmom · 23-01-2011, 09:38 PM

That was a weird experience! I hope the horned sheep are caught soon. rather scary.....

Elaine · 23-01-2011, 09:59 PM

Just very pleased it was you and not me, sheep hate me as do cows. I'd have crapped myself.

Shelley123 · 23-01-2011, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Elaine

Just very pleased it was you and not me, sheep hate me as do cows. I'd have crapped myself.

Thought we were just being wimpish, Elaine. But they did have big horns and if they were Rams, well they're not called Rams for nothing.
Have tried looking up what they were but can't find anything similar.

Shelley123 · 23-01-2011, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by angieh

I'm glad you got Malaika back and are all safe and sound. Hope someone rounds up those sheep!

I hope they have been reunited with their owners angie and Eileen. I can't help thinking they were trying to keep up with us because they were tame and lost, but we were just too scared they were going to butt us.

calismum · 23-01-2011, 11:30 PM

Oh dear - they were probably scared too.

Perhaps Shetland or Hebridean?

Can't think of any other black with 4 horns.

Shelley123 · 23-01-2011, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by calismum

Oh dear - they were probably scared too.

Perhaps Shetland or Hebridean?

Can't think of any other black with 4 horns.

CM, i don't think they had 4 horns, i think they had 2, but on each animal one horn seemed to be pointing down and the other up. Does this sound right or did i see it wrong.
Hopefuly the phone call got them back to their owner.

Shelley123 · 23-01-2011, 11:46 PM

Thanks CM, have just looked up Hebridean and i think thats what they were. There is a picture of one with 3 horns and one is pointing down whilst the other two are up.
Do you think they would have butted us ? for future reference

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