You can lead a cow to water but you can't make her walk
Several years ago while browsing Craigslist I found a jersey milk cow for sale for 600 dollars WOW . I was on this so we loaded up the trailer and we were off . Ofcource I had visions of a sweet docile milk cow ... Ya it never goes like I plan so we arrive at the cows location the nice people a sure me that my newest addition was in deed halter broke and lead like a dream well we back the trailer into the barn and I head into the field to bring in my 1500 lbs bundle of joy ..... so I expected to walk up slip a halter on and lead her into the trailer NOT she took one look at me flipped her tail and ran yep that's my sweet docile bovine so I chased her around the pen attempting to get a rope a halter a hay string .... something but no I found every cow pie mud puddle sticker Bush and tree limb in the pen but no cow. I retreated to the trailer feeling a bit let down and a bit betrayed completely halter broke my ass so I broke out the grain a couple shakes a few here cow here cow I not only had my wayward bovine but the three other "steers" they penned me in the small stall all thinking I had brought the grain for them and them alone so I'm standing in a tiny stall penned to the wall being adored by 4500 lbs of cow they licked they nawed at one point I believe my right hand was indeed swallowed eventually after many bruises a few teeth marks I convinced the "steers" that it would be in their best interest to check out the pike of grain outside that it was indeed the same grain that they had just been mugging me to get . Now alone in a stall with my new darling I approached her with the confidence one often see's on the cat walks of Mailan. I grab my dearest around the neck shove her into a corner and with a little help I get the halter on felling like a superhero I snap the lead rope in place and my darling bovine comes alive she drags me through the stall door into the mud and cow poop down on my knees. everyone shouting to let go are they kidding I had spent the last hour chasing this creature there was no way I was letting go after all I was a capable women I could do this . Right ? And then she hears it . "Oh dear god was that the grain no No NO NO NO what are they thinking had the forgotten my molestation in the stall earlier" so again me the cow and the three "steers" are sharing a too small stall. This time I'm able to get the lead rope around a post in the stall just before someone shakes that BLASTED grain bucket outside the steers tear out of the stall and I'm able to just reaching stall door with my foot At last we can get my darling into the trailer with a little help from the neighbor his son and a comealong and a metal cable we ratchet my less than docile will not budge on a lead darling into the trailer we pull into the house back the trailer in and are greeted by kids ,dogs even the cats want to see our newest addition this time I'm prepared I untie the rope and very gently she barrels out of the trailer 20 feet I only have to go 20 feet must hold on will not be drug with an audience I gently drag my darling bovine the few steps to her new home . ...... and the story continues ... until next time everyone here at the farm of misfit animals wishes you the brightest of day