10/06/2026
☕🐑🐾 A Morning Surprise from Yeti 🐾🐑☕
This morning, coffee in hand, I walked out the back door and looked up towards the mountain, as I do most mornings.
There, under his favourite tree in our mountain paddock (known as Fiji), sat Yeti — our 3-year-old Anatolian Shepherd. But something caught my eye. About two metres above him on the hillside was an unusual white blob.
At first, I couldn't work out what it was. A rock? A tree stump? A patch of white dirt? Curiosity got the better of me, so off up the paddock I went to investigate.
As I got closer, I realised the "white blob" was actually a beautiful ewe lamb, only a couple of days old.
Now, our ewes aren't due to start lambing yet, but apparently one young lady had managed to sneak off and visit a boyfriend a little earlier than planned! 😅
So back to the house we went, lamb tucked safely in my arms. After a small top-up feed, it was time to play detective and work out two very important things:
1️⃣ Where was the mob?
2️⃣ Who was Mum?
As soon as we found the sheep, it became pretty obvious who the mother was. The moment we put the lamb down, she came running straight over to claim her baby. 💕
But the part that really amazed me was Yeti.
That little lamb had been sitting out there on the mountain overnight alone, and Yeti had clearly stayed close by, keeping watch and making sure nothing happened to it until someone came looking.
This is just one of the many reasons we run livestock guardian dogs.
People often think their job is simply chasing away predators, but the reality is so much more than that. They protect, they nurture, they observe, and sometimes they become babysitters for wayward lambs who haven't quite figured out where they're supposed to be.
I honestly can't tell you how remarkable these dogs are. ❤️
Today, Yeti reminded me once again why we trust them with our livestock.
Good boy, Yeti. 🐾🐑❤️
