It was late Sunday morning. Jed headed out the door to feed the neighbor's dogs (we live in the loft apartment above the neighbor's barn). As he was about to pull the door closed behind him, he proudly said that I should watch because he had trained the three dogs to come running for their food. I almost stayed put on the couch reading my book. But I've learned that sometimes you have to do things to humor your spouse, so I got up and walked to the door just as Jed reached the bottom of the stairs leading off our balcony. He crossed the driveway and started to whistle sharply as he reached the barbed-wire fence. After repeating the whistle a couple of times, I saw the two dark gray dogs come bounding across the horses pasture. I sure was proud of my farmer husband. But then I noticed that right behind the two dogs was a very large brown cow running full speed toward Jed as well. What a sight! A moment later, Cloud, the white dog, appeared on the horizon, running. He made a beeline across the field, knowing that food was at the other side. Not to be left out, a herd of 10-12 goats came running in right behind Cloud. Watching the scene unfold below, I couldn't help laughing. I don't think Jed even knew that he had trained ALL of the farm animals.
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