I love how you treated both these animals with respect and the stories you shared.

I am a little envious because I love being in "country"; at one point, I lived in an area where the nearest neighbor was about a fifth of a mile away - and another neighbor raised cows.

One spring. my collie dog ran under the fence, herded wandering calves back to their mother, and ran back to me under the fence. That felt magical to me.

I love animals and really enjoyed your story.