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Pincie Creek Australian Shepherds

About our breed

NOTE: The following spoof on the Larry King Live television program appeared as an advertisement in the Aussie Times.

Hello folks, this is Hairy King welcoming you to the Hairy King Live show. Tonight we’re broadcasting LIVE from WPCA in Dothan, Alabama. I think you’ll especially enjoy tonight’s show and our special guest. You know it’s always been a mystery to us humans what goes on in a dog’s mind – what they think about things. I know I’ve looked at my own dog many times and wondered, "Just what’s going through his mind right now?" Well, not long ago one of my guests mentioned the same thing on my show and we had a call-in from an Australian Shepherd who said if we wanted to know, we should just ask, and he’d be glad to tell us. So we took him up on his offer and tonight we have with us Hangin’ Tree Blue Bear of Pincie Creek Aussies, Dothan, Alabama, who has graciously agreed to answer a few questions for us. (Applause.)

HAIRY KING: Mr. Bear, it’s nice to have you here tonight.

BEAR: Just Bear, Hairy, you can drop the handle. I don’t try to impress people any more.

HAIRY KING: OK, Bear. I understand you are Livestock Manager for Pincie Creek Farms?

BEAR: That’s right. Along with official Food Tester and Psychological Consultant for Roger.

HAIRY KING: Roger? Oh yes, Roger Stevens, your owner.

BEAR: Well, he likes to think he’s my owner, so I let him. That’s part of his therapy.

HAIRY KING: How do you feel about your job? What part of your job do you like the most?

BEAR: Oh, I like my job, it pays the bills. It’s physically and emotionally challenging, offers a lot of opportunities to use my talents, and flossing with wool keeps my teeth nice and clean. The only drawback is there is no room for advancement – I’m already the #1 employee. I like any kind of work involving livestock, but I guess one of my favorite jobs is penning the chickens. Have you ever watched those suckers side step? They can really make some funky moves. I have to use my Elvis Presley hip gyrations to keep up with them.

HAIRY KING: I noticed you mentioned wool…How do you feel about sheep?

BEAR: Well, anything to do with sheep is going to be low on the list of my favorite things. I swear, sheep are so darned dumb!! They can’t find their way in out of a rain, and if they ever roll over on heir back they don’t get up, just lay there and die. Every time I look outside there are sheep turned belly up with their legs straight up in the air. I’ve almost worn out my best blue suit going to sheep funerals.

HAIRY KING: One thing I’ve always wanted to be able to ask a dog, and now I have the chance: How do you really feel about your master?

BEAR: Master? Oh, you mean Roger?? Well, Roger’s a pretty good guy, although sometimes I do have trouble convincing him that the way he’s going about moving the stock is wrong and that he can’t always work like he wants to work. I finally did teach him to stay out of the center chute. He’s hard headed, but pretty biddable. Especially when Mama Elaine is doing the bidding. His outrun needs some work and he doesn’t "down" too willingly, but he has a lot of eye, a good walk up and a good grip, too. He has a lot of presence and is very authoritative but at times a little too noisy. Every once in a while he will get a little out of control while we’re working but he's had his share of wrecks so he gets back in line pretty quickly. He and I get along very well; I guess we’re really alike and that’s why we communicate so well. You know I’ve heard that dogs and their owners are usually very similar. Roger and I are similar in a lot of ways – we both have blue eyes, we’re both handsome, we’re both intelligent and eager to work. Both of us have a lot of silver in our coats although Roger seems to be blowing his right now, and both of us are blessed with good noses.

HAIRY KING: What are your plans for the future, Bear?

BEAR: Well, I’m working on a deal with Orville Redenbacher to promote a new liver flavored popcorn he’s marketing, and I thought in 1998 I might take a trip out to Colorado. In the meantime I’ll probably raise a few kids and take it easy, oversee things enough to be sure everything goes right. I’m also writing a couple of books, "Help for Living With Your Human" and one for Mama Elaine called "Why Roger Does the Things He Does, and How to Correct Them." If any of your viewers would like one, tell them I will paw print it for free when they order.

HAIRY KING: What’s the price for the books?

BEAR: One tennis ball, two packages of microwave popcorn (butter flavor, please) and five pounds of dog biscuits. By the way, I prefer peanut butter and roasted beef flavors.

HAIRY KING: Thank you for agreeing to be on our show tonight, Bear, and we hope you’ll come back again soon.

BEAR: It was my pleasure, Hairy. Any time. (Very big Aussie grin.)

 

 

 
 

~~ Inquiries Welcomed ~~
Roger & Kathy Stevens
175 Fortson Road
Dothan, Alabama  36305
Phone 334-692-3883 (call after 7:30 p.m. CST)
or email us at pinciecreek@centurytel.net

      

     
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