This ld guys” name  was  CHARLIE, he  drove an old Chevrolet pickup that I think he  bought  new when  he got  out of  the military after World War 2. So when I knew  Charlie it was at  least 20 years old. But  thats  not the  story, the  story is  about  my son Gerry and the  sheep he got  from Charlie. Charlie was not a high class  sheep breeder but he had  good  animals, the sheep  that Gerry got  from charlie  was a cross bred  ewe. That means she did not know who her papa was, but it did not  matter, Gerry needed a project.

Gerry had  joined 4-H and  he  needed  a project to  work on.  Then in the fall at  the  county fair all the  youth  would show  off the job  they had  done with their  animal or other project. The young  people  had  many different  projects. some  groups  had horses, some  had  dairy cows, others had  beef  cows to show. On the final day of  the  fair they were all auctioned off to the  highest bidder.

Gerry had  spent many  hours working  with his  sheep that  was  called “SHEEP”. the  reason being  he  just could  not  think of  a name, He  had  been calling  her “Sheep” for so long she answered  very well to that  name. He  had to  clip the  sheep to get its  wool in the  right  condition and then  curry it, wash  it until its  wool was  very  white. The amazing  part is  that  this  sheep would  follow  Gerry around  and obey voice commands. When he  wanted to take  her  down to get her  weighed  and  have  the vet check her, he would  just  open the tailgate  on the  pickup and tell her to get  in and  she  would  jump into the back of  the pickup.

On the day of  judging every one had  to show  their animal, when gerry took “Sheep” in to the  ring she  preformed like champion, and  she  was  becaus  she  won Grand Champion,  for  show man shiip obedience and all catagories , she  was  best of  show. She was competing  agaist  purebred Moreno and  other breeds. but  she won.

It was  because of  love, that animal loved her master and would  do anything  in the world for him and  he would  for  her too.

The  “OLD GUY”made it  possible  for  Gerry to be a winner.