soggy donkey herder on Nostr: Equine update! At lunch, Samwise came up for scritches all over. Much to his ...

Equine update!
At lunch, Samwise came up for scritches all over. Much to his surprise, he even picked up his front feet, very briefly, for me. I rewarded him by instantly dropping the foot, praising him like crazy, and scratching somewhere neutral. Just for good measure, I gave a quick demo on Miss D, too - yes, see, that’s exactly what I want! See how it’s no big deal for her! Managed to get both fronts. Things are moving fast with him now.
At flock o’clock, Miss D led the way again. She wriggled all around until she’d gotten everything groomed that needed it. And she didn’t try to monopolize my attention.
Both of them kept an attentive eye on the treeline. I’m not sure if the coyote’s cubs have moved on yet, or if the equines had sensed *the bear.* Yes, I said bear!! Yesterday I was talking to the uphill neighbors over the fence, and they said they’ve seen three piles of fresh bear scat in the woods behind our houses. I’ve never seen a bear! I don’t really want to see a bear in my meadow, but I’ll be excited if I do!
I don’t think it’s likely to come up to the house. The blackberries are ripe, and we don’t have anything better than berries close to the house. And I’d rather worry about an omnivore bear than a carnivore lion.
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