"Get a shetland" said no-one, ever. "It'll be fun" said no-one, ever...

[Auslander]

The subject of this grainy image is quite hard to make out, BECAUSE IT WAS TAKEN AT SILLY O CLOCK LAST NIGHT.
The devils pet penguin broke into the garden, resisted arrest, and had to be poked back into his paddock with the assistance of a garden chair.
Then I had to build a barricade - in the dark, wearing only my pants

 

[Trouper]

Trying not to snigger - who needs sleep anyway!!!!!

 

[COldNag]

I am sure he has a perfectly innocent explanation.... ?

 

[LadyGascoyne]

????

Mim has Shetland about six generations back in her pedigree. She can limbo her way out of any field. The Shetland instinct is strong ?

 

[Auslander]

I am sure he has a perfectly innocent explanation.... ?

Of course he has. There is grass in my garden, and there is no grass in his paddock. He doesn't understand why I refuse to let him eat lush green grass...

 

[teacups]

Just tidying your lush green grass & saving you the job of mowing. Even doing it overnight so there is no daytime disturbance. Some people are never happy <g>

 

[southerncomfort]

I'm not laughing (??)

 

[Winters100]

And this is exactly why I refuse to allow the rest of the family to have nice cute little ponies 'to save cutting the grass'.

 

[TheOldTrout]

That is so funny!

 

[Maryann]

'Devil's pet penguin' love it!

 

[Auslander]

Just tidying your lush green grass & saving you the job of mowing. Even doing it overnight so there is no daytime disturbance. Some people are never happy <g>

He knows full well that I already employ two highly skilled lawn maintenance technicians.

 

[Sossigpoker]

Hahaha sorry not sorry for laughing ?

 

[Parrotperson]

Of course he has. There is grass in my garden, and there is no grass in his paddock. He doesn't understand why I refuse to let him eat lush green grass...

oh he understands alright! He has Hawking like intelligence ????

 

[poiuytrewq]

You need to train him better. Bubbles ? gets out of his field every night at the moment. Not totally sure how as he waits til I leave, however he also puts himself back in and meets me the right side of the gate each morning.
We are both fairly happy with this routine, he thinks I don’t know and I humour the little s**
What he doesn’t realise is that the poo in the wrong field each morning is a dead giveaway ?‍

 

[Auslander]

You need to train him better. Bubbles ? gets out of his field every night at the moment. Not totally sure how as he waits til I leave, however he also puts himself back in and meets me the right side of the gate each morning.
We are both fairly happy with this routine, he thinks I don’t know and I humour the little s**
What he doesn’t realise is that the poo in the wrong field each morning is a dead giveaway ?‍

I don't mind him going where the hell he likes when he's out with the big horses. I object violently to him waking me up crunching round on the gravel driveway though!

 

[Ratface]

Equine evolution at its ' finest . . .

 

[catembi]

Mine has been on loan for the summer, so I have forgotten how much ‘fun’ it is playing hunt-the-Shetland. Especially when it’s dark and she’s black. She can also jump higher than you’d think, considering her spherical figure, so isn’t always cornered when you think she is…

 

[poiuytrewq]

I don't mind him going where the hell he likes when he's out with the big horses. I object violently to him waking me up crunching round on the gravel driveway though!

Yeah I’d draw the line at noise

 

[Not_so_brave_anymore]

I think my shetland's broken. The battery ran out on the electric fence, and I only just remembered that it's been charging for about 2 weeks now.....

 

[Red-1]

I had one for years.

When I needed another companion, I decided against a Shetland. I bought Rigsby cob instead.

Some days I call him a maxi-Shetland.

 

[poiuytrewq]

I think my shetland's broken. The battery ran out on the electric fence, and I only just remembered that it's been charging for about 2 weeks now.....

Straight swap?

 

[Cloball]

He knows full well that I already employ two highly skilled lawn maintenance technicians.
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Can I hire them I overheated the lawnmower today, let it get a bit long as I like watching the cat playing in it ?

 

[Not_so_brave_anymore]

Straight swap?

What's the approximate value of 192kg of gold? Coz that's how much she's worth ?

 

[Auslander]

He has redeemed himself, by being cute! He used to be very frightened of tarps, so I taught him to stand on them for treats. Now he stands on them, even when I have other plans for them. I had to bribe him with lentil chips to get off the one I was planning to cover the garden hay bale with...

 

[Annagain]

Thanks Aus, I needed that smile tonight.

 

[Auslander]

Thanks Aus, I needed that smile tonight.

You just wait til tomorrow - something is arriving, and it's going to make him look even cuter!

 

[poiuytrewq]

You just wait til tomorrow - something is arriving, and it's going to make him look even cuter!

Ooohhhh, is it a cutie patterny rug? ??

 

[ElleSkywalkingintheair]

Ooohhhh, is it a cutie patterny rug? ??

Am hoping its the ruggles sheep rug. Am tempted to get it for my demons, I mean shetlands ?

 

[GreyMane]

This thread made me remember the expression in this drawing. Thelwell caught it perfectly. ?

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/fb/0c/c4/...9202--vintage-art-prints-original-vintage.jpg

 

[Auslander]

Ooohhhh, is it a cutie patterny rug? ??

Am hoping its the ruggles sheep rug. Am tempted to get it for my demons, I mean shetlands ?

Funny you should say that...
He had a haircut this morning, and...

now he is wearing this...