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Eva’s new home

With Rueben gone, Eva needed a new home for the winter.  Sheep are extremely social animals and she was NOT happy being left alone in their field.   We found a recently established sheep farm in Kamikuishiki Village, about 15 minutes up the road.  Kim, Nate and Masako kept her company in the back of the van for the ride up, and we all stopped for home-made blueberry ice cream at Eiji’s farm on the way.

The lovely people at the new farm have 60 head of sheep who are completely free ranged.  They are not used for meat nor wool, but rather for training sheep dog hobbyists on weekends! Eva loves her new home.  All 60 of her new family came over to greet her and touch noses the day she arrived. She actually jumped in the air with joy a few times.   So Reuben’s final gift to of thanks to her for all her years of companionship was to get her such a nice little patch of heaven.  Now we just have to worry about those poor little city dogs who are going to try and corner her….