Wow..she does indeed look fluffy..does she freely approach you? :)

Well, yes, in 2007, when I was taking care of her, she and her half-brother used to come and snuggle up to me most of the times when I laid down in the grass to have a rest. She was a very social and sweet girl.

Sounds like heaven to me :)

aww, very cute, like the V on her forelock.

Thank you for the sweet comment! :)

Beautiful patterns and a wonderful photo great work friend!

Thank you kindly for the lovely comments! :)

A pleasure!

I never knew cattle had winterfur! Learnt something new ! :)

Yay! I am being educative! :) Not sure when/if they get winter fur in warmer climates, but here it develops when temperatures start sneaking below freezing at nights, so around October, usually.

Thank you for the fav!

nice! well netherlands is a country with much weather and temperature variations. I never knew the domestic cattle could have winterfur! Now I want to hug a fluffy cow! :D

One of my best friends lives in the Netherlands, and he often visits me during the winter as he loves snow. But, I think it was last winter, or possibly the winter before, that he sent me loads of photos of how much snow it was where he lives. :) And I think he said it was down to -20 C some nights during the last winter. So, most likely, cattle in the Netherlands get winterfur as well, unless there would be genetic differences between the Swedish and Dutch bloodlines of the various breeds. I know there are large differences between the Swedish bloodlines and American bloodlines, for example.

I have visited the Netherlands, but only in the summer. Many beautiful bovines there! :) Burger's Zoo was also a great place to visit, it is the only place I have ever seen Banteng, and they were so adorable to look at.

True, it was pretty cold the last two - three winters. even this summer its been pretty cold. I mean 10 -14 celcius in June?! So yeah its pretty much possible :)

I hope she never had any trouble with dogs. Have you ever had issue with them? I know up in Wyoming when I was up there we...............had some 'issues' that we had to resolve.

Lovely calf. Was she social?

In Sweden, we have not had any problems with stray dogs. The reason for that may be that dogs have been, and still are, quite expensive. Between 1923 and 1996, there was also a dog-tax that you had to pay for each of your dogs. I suppose the expenses of having a dog was the main reason why people did not let their dogs escape for long amounts of time.

There are loads and loads of stray cats, however, and cats have never costed anything, apart from the luxurious cat breeds, but well... I've never seen a stray cat of a luxurious breed.

There are farm dogs that wander about freely, but always remain close to their home farm. Those dogs tend to be socialized with cattle and would be more likely to play with the cattle, rather than harm them.

And yep, this heifer calf was one of the most social calves/heifers/cows/bulls I had on my farm. She was the half-sister of my special bull calf, by the way.

Expensive!? Why? Aaa ah, swedes. I forget the utterly hate dogs? Or am I misleading? I don't know I guess?

I've never heard that one before! I think we're a pretty dog-loving people, at least those who have dogs are. :) There aren't as many dogs per capita here, as in other countries (such as Great Britain, for instance), but that is also probably do to with the prices.

Since people still buy all puppies for the expensive prices, the sellers can keep having those prices. Puppies tend to sell quickly, so it is a case of supply and demand, I believe.

(cocks head to the side and swivels ears). I just am surprised my friend. Pure breeds only? Mixes? I am most curious kindly note me so we do not clutter your thread? (nose bumps)

*nudges you gently with his nose, and gives your cheek a friendly lick*

I don't mind to clutter a thread in a 5 month old photo-submission. :) I also have to go to sleep right now, as I am getting up in 5 hours from now, so I can't continue our conversation at the moment anyway.

Pure breeds are more expensive than cross breeds, but cross breeds aren't cheap either. Actually, I don't know what prices are right now, it might have changed, but when me and one of my friends bought two dogs, ten years ago, each of the puppies costed half of my monthly pay (after tax).

They are a cross of German Shepherd, Black Labrador, Border Collie, Dalmatian, and a north-Swedish sled-dog-type breed. We got two brothers from the same litter, and they are very different from each other. They've been living with my friend for the past 6 years, after my friend moved out from the farm.