For over 12 years, my teams of oxen have pulled loads in competition at county fairs in New Hampshire, where females were not allowed to compete. I've asked judges why but never got a good reason. Maybe the only reason is tradition.
Buy local meat and know you're eating healthy, delicious beef and helping the environment with every bite. Are these super-processed foods like the "impossible burger" good for you or the environment? Maybe not.
When Cody chomped on Dixie, he was reacting to my frustration. Cody was sitting in front of me when Dixie butted in for food. I yelled at Dixie, and Cody read my frustration as his chance to help me.
In the spring, I fostered an extremely reactive 9-year-old pitbull, Cody, who wanted to kill my calves and regularly chomped on my other dog, Flora. He was so dangerous I made an appointment to euthanize him. I didn't follow through, and today, he is calm and balanced and has learned to ignore my cattle and Flora. The other day, under my supervision, he licked the face of a friendly calf. Cody is learning new behaviors daily, proving you CAN teach an old dog new tricks.
Revisit the 2024 Summer Camp with this New Hampshire Magazine article. Flip to page 58 in this digital version of the Sept 2024 issue.
What happens when you put a harness on a Belted Galloway steer and drive him like a horse? Bliss. Pure bliss.
