獵犬轉職牧羊犬 工作更專業 還會給羊咩咩餵奶!
牧羊犬的工作就是在草原上把羊群趕來趕去。但英國一頭叫作「傑西」的史賓格獵犬(Springer Spaniel),轉行牧羊後,卻讓牧羊犬的工作進一步「昇華」。因為除了牧羊,有愛心的「傑西」(Jess)還會叼起奶瓶,給羊咩咩餵奶!
Baaaa, how sweet: Jess the sheepdog feeds an orphaned lamb milk from a bottle held in her mouth on a farm in Devon
「傑西」的主人路易絲莫爾豪斯(Louise Moorhouse)是德文郡的一名牧場主人。她說,10歲的「傑西」非常喜歡叼東西,經常叼著飼料桶去餵羊群。於是她忽發奇想,嘗試讓「傑西」叼著奶瓶給羊咩咩餵奶。經過一點訓練後,「傑西」果然順利成為一名盡職的「奶媽」。
莫爾豪斯說,「傑西」叼著奶瓶跑來跑去,把牛奶撒的到處都是的樣子非常有趣。有時候它的樣子看上去好像在說「我不想幹了」,但牠事實上牠真的很喜歡這份工作。
Creature comforts: The 10-year-old Springer Spaniel has been trained from an early age to nurture needy lambs
Cheers! Shaun the lamb drinks milk with a helping hand from Jess
Pet rescue: Owner Louise Moorhouse decided to see if Jess had the patience to feed the lambs with a bottle. And after very little practice, Jess now has a job to put the bottle down
Barking mad: Louise says it's funny when Jess runs across the field gripping the bottle and squirting the milk everywhere
Helping hand: Jess has always wanted to carry things around in her mouth including all sorts of feeding buckets for her flock of sheep
Anything you can do I can chew better: Jess takes great care of Shaun... although there is the odd spillage
Fetch! Jess isn't afraid to help out with some lifting and carrying
Milk delivered to your paw: No chore is too much for Jess it seems
Thirsty work: Jess loves carrying out the chores |