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Just before 7am we were at the common and walking by torchlight, I heard a dog bark in the distance and I could see a little red light so I knew someone was there walking a dog. As we walked through the woods I saw a faint outline of a shaggy creature coming towards us and assuming it was the dog we heard barking I lowered the torch and greeted it in my normal upbeat happy voice... My dogs reacted very excitedly and I lifted my torch slightly to look and was greeted by a ram! It was calm and unharmed but it left the path and wandered off between the trees ( very proud of my boys they didnt bark or growl) .. I called the animal ambulance who told me they dont deal with livestock phone the police...So there I am in the dark with OH two dogs pitch dark and ram wandering about trying to phone the police. Where was this she asked and I had to think of the name of nearest road which is a single lane to the farm..Then she asked 'did you get...'

What ?  ,,a description I said saracasticly,  yes white, shaggy, woolly, with horns, it was a RAM !.

The ram wasnt here at the house...

I think a cat or a pinemartin might have got into the garden we will check the security camera to see if we can spot anything.

 As far as I know the police have gone to find the ram. We didnt go after it in case the dogs scared it.

Basil is calmer now but he has a small abrasion to his head as well as a loss of some very major feathers.

I always worry about loose livestock.

I remember one night when I lived in the village  walking the dog down the lane to our house when he started to growl. It was really misty and as we passed the opening to a field I saw the outline of a bull.. I didnt think much of it but the dog kept growling and it was only as I got nearer to my house I heard a noise behind me and realised the bull was loose and following us down the lane!