I Can Relate to This Story

Beryl the Heifer relaxing in the Blacklocks's living room 

in their Australian Home.

Photo by CBS Interactive Inc. 

Okay.  This is my kind of story.  A rancher in Australia returned to her wilderness home after running a few errands to find an unexpected visitor in her home.  Beryl a heifer (young female cow) was resting in her living room with her two house dogs. The rancher, Sally Blacklock said the heifer had been orphaned at two days old.  She bottle fed the baby and had become pretty much a pet, loving belly rubs and scratches behind her ears.

It seems Beryl grew up in and out of the house along side the two dogs, until she got too big to stay inside, at which time she was banished to the great outdoors.  Ms. Blacklock said, "She's extremely cheeky, so if we leave a door open she quickly tries to get inside." Blacklock stated even though she is weaned, she knows exactly which drawer the Blacklocks keep the calf milk formula in so when she gets in the house she goes straight there.  "Apart from that, she has wonderful manners," Blacklock said.

Beryl likes to go for walks, go on picnics and ride shotgun in the car when the family goes to town.

Having bottle fed a baby bull to maturity, this story really hits home.  I can definitely relate to it.

Wednesday, April 27, 2016