Lately I've found Sheamus asleep in his house in the afternoons, locked in with the gate shut. I thought that it was a case of him getting locked in first by accident, then getting bored and falling asleep but it seems I'm wrong. Tallulah isn't scared of Sheamus anymore, she knows when to stay out of his way but now she also knows that if he's laying down she can poke him in the tummy with her nose, climb around him, push at his legs and if he objects it takes him a good 3 seconds to get up and chase her away. In that time she's well out of the way and hooning across the paddock squealing in delight. Turns out that Sheamus realises he's been beaten so, as a testiment to the intelligent creatures they are Sheamus devised his own plan. He closes his gate so that Tallulah can't get in and torment him so he gets to lay in his wallow in peace and quiet. Tallulah is quite a determined wee thing so after realising that Uncle Shamey was locking her out decided to breach the 7 strand wire fence, while she's still little enough to fit through the gaps in the wire, and continue her tormenting game. Now, here's the other interesting bit, Tallulah can also shut her gate, I often ask Sam why he's put her away so early and he says, 'She did it herself', I wonder if perhaps she does this when she's pushed Sheamus too far and he's out to get her.
Having said all of that, it seems there are times when they get on well and this afternoon was one of those times. My neighbour Liz came over and the excitement was all a little too much for these guys...
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