Bob the English Sheep Dog eceives a haircut

Yes, I should have oiled and sharpened the sheep shears first, but Tim wasn’t around and they were sharp enough. Also, I say that these dogs were bred for herding sheep – but really they were more of a guard dog than a drive dog. (Bob, though, is neither!) Bob came from a rescue centre and so we don’t know how old he is. Probably eight years old now, at least. And deaf, stiff, useless and annoyingly noisy sometimes. But we love him dearly. I try to shear him twice a year – and each time I do it, I say to