[Jacob-list] a special ewe

[SovreignFarms at aol.com]

Hi Sara
Yes she was one of a kind.  I shouldn't say that as I actually have a  ten 
year old ewe who is also extra special, but they are totally different from  
each other.  I think each Jacob has much to contribute.  I have  always in 
my Beagle breeding program sought out those older girls in other  kennels 
that they are quote unquote "beyond".  I have never been wrong in  selecting 
an older female who has stood the test of time, quietly producing top  
quality no matter who she was bred to.  Even if all she could have was one  
breeding before spaying her to live out her retirement years.  I certainly  was 
not wrong in Freedom.  She moved in, and continued to teach us how  smart 
these Jacobs truly are.  I have had 6 different breeds over the  years, and the 
Jacobs are so superior to the standard industry breeds its almost  like they 
are in a different league.  AMAZING is all I can say.
 
Thank you for your thoughts, it has been a tough week around here. 
 
Sharon 
Sovreign Farms
FL
 
 
In a message dated 8/18/2012 1:45:42 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
thecrazysheeplady at myfavoritesheep.com writes:

She  indeed sounds extra special.  What a wonderful tribute.   {{{hug}}}

Sara

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1. {Jacob-L}  In Memory of a very Special Jacob Ewe
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Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2012 00:14:13 -0400 (EDT)
From: _SovreignFarms at aol.com_ (mailto:SovreignFarms at aol.com) 
Subject:  [Jacob-list] {Jacob-L}  In Memory of a very Special Jacob Ewe
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Hello everyone
It is with great  sadness our family mourns the loss of  BLUE EWE FREEDOM a
few days  ago. A very special sheep with tons of  character & personality  
who
came to us in her later years.  We were  thrilled to have  her, and
seriously miss her calling to us each morning.

Special  thanks to Shari Staines (Never Winter Farm) for  allowing Freedom
to  join us. Everyone can be assured she thoroughly loved  her life  here.
Always interested in visitors & insisting on meeting  anyone who came to the
farm.  Very Intelligent she figured out  how to get  you to do what she 
wanted,
she therefore spent her time  following us  around,  preferring people
companionship.  She usually had the run of  the area around the house and  
barns,
often showing up in my husbands workshop to  lay on one of  his cushy rubber
mats either inside in the air conditioning  (using  our Great Pyrenees doggy
door much to his dismay) or outside this door on  a mat to sun herself.
Being a clean & tidy sheep, she  housebroke  herself, always stepping 
outside
the door to potty,  which my husband adored her  for.  We always felt she 
came
in  to listen to the music on the radio, and  monitor what was going on.  
She
could keep order among the rest of the  flock, simply by  starring at any
one of them.  One withering look to a ram  or a  misbehaving lamb, and 
everyone
bowed to her wishes, never questioning her  absolute "Queen" status. She
was a wise girl, very level headed,  with  a calming influence, and was a 
great
mother.  Her most  valuable  trait to me was her immune system.  It was
second to  none with super  parasite resistance that I have never seen in  
any
other sheep of any breed. Her  pretty fleece with a deep steel  blue/gray
coloring, sweet  temperament, & lovely body type, are  but a few of the 
wished  for
traits of any  shepherd/shepherdess.

She seems to have made a contribution to the  breed passing on  her quality
to her offspring from what I have  heard.  She had lambs with  Spahr Farm
Sheffield, 4 Horn Farms  Baa None, & Springrock Shadrach over the  years, 
all
handsome  top quality boys.  She is survived by her  offspring from these  
rams:
Dilly, Eostre, Skye, Elizabeth, Carolyn, Merlin,  Luna, Poppy,  Blazing
Star, Ringo's Albus, Miracle. She is survived here by  her  sons.  I 
apologize if
I've missed any, I do not know much about her  younger years.

Suffice it to say that we miss her greatly.  To those of  you who have
children & grandchildren of her  and had never met her, we  thought you 
would
like to know of her  passing as well as how special she was. Thank you for
letting us share  this wonderful Jacob with  you.  If anyone has anything 
to  share
on her progeny,  we'd love some cheering up about  now!

Sharon Lehrke
Sovreign  Farms
FL




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