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Can sheep be house trained?

Originally posted by: Praetor
Finally decided to let your gf move in with you, huh? 😛
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No, she and I decided we want a pet sheep.
Originally posted by: SampSon
Yes, dead ones can be.
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:|
Originally posted by: Vaerilis
😕
May I ask why the sudden interest?
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There's nothing sudden about it.
Originally posted by: Praetor
And just in case you change the thread title.....
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Why would I do that?
 
Did you hear about the irish farmer that thought he had STDs? Turned out he was just allergic to wool.
 
Originally posted by: Brutuskend
Eight years from now.

Knock at the door.

"Hello little boy. IS Mr.thirtythree home?"

"No, my DHHHHAAADDSS not here."
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Hahaha.

This site has some information, but it looks like it's mostly for sheep kept outdoors. I want it to be an indoor sheep at least some of the time. Do you think a large doggie door would work? Also, is it likely that the local vet will treat sheep? Is shearing hard to do?
 
Originally posted by: Mo0o
Did you hear about the irish farmer that thought he had STDs? Turned out he was just allergic to wool.
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It's the Welsh who are supposed to do what you are insinuating.
Get it right.
 
Sheep are absolutely stupid animals. I seriously doubt they can be taught to signal when they need to go, or to go to a specific spot to go.

Here's some sheep stories to reinforce my point (I heard these from a buddy who lived on a farm, as well as a teacher who dealt with sheep at some point in her life):

1) If you lead sheep through a gate, and then place a rod across about 6" up, the sheep will start to jump over it, whereupon you can take out the obstacle/rod, and the sheep will continue their hippity hopping, simply because the sheep in front of them is hippioty hopping.

2) Sheep must either be watered from a trough, or watched closely by bodies of water deeper than their necks, especially on a hot day, since they will wade in to cool down. However, their wool will be weighed down, and they will go deeper in, until they drown themselves.

3) Sheep will not move out of the way of an oncoming car with horns blazing.

All are firsthand accounts. Third one is from the teacher. Don't keep a sheep indoors.
 
Originally posted by: Amorphus
Originally posted by: Phokus
I think i speak for everyone when i say: http://img2.exs.cx/img2/228/stopposting.gif 🙂
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No, you don't. I like thirtythree, and you're a stinkyhead. Also, your avatar is supposed to be the black man with cornrows/mangy 'fro.
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Hehe, i wasn't trying to be mean spirited, i was joking (see the smiley face?) someone posted that animated gif in another forum and i needed some excuse to use it 🙂
 
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