ZONGULDAK-A lamb given as a pet to a bus driver keeps the owner company during his daily travails in traffic and never leaves his side.

38-year-old Bülent Taþbidek was given the month-old lamb three weeks ago and is happy with the fact that Süleyman, the sheep’s name, walks behind him all the time and sits next to him while he is driving passengers to their destination.

Taþbidek said: "I give Süleyman three liters of milk every day. He is a very cute animal. We have been together at work for the past two weeks and he´s never left my side."

He said when he went into state offices for business, Süleyman followed him into the building. "Sometimes when the door closes behind me and he is left outside, he starts bleating. He gets on by bus with the customers. I had to make a special place for him next to me. He keeps me company at work," he said.

Source: http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/11154406.asp?gid=243

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Funny news. This type of articles I like, in my country - so overregulated - it wouldn´t be possible.

Soooooooooooooooooo cuteeeeeeeee!

It would be interesting to know how this turns out. I once raised two orphaned lambs and they became quite dependent on me. They were smarter than the other sheep and always found a way out of the fence and up to the house to call for me. They grow so fast --the driver will likely soon have a rather large sheep trying to get up to the wheel with him!

Yup, agree... hopefully he will keep this friendship in the lamb´s adulthood, too.

 I will buy a dog too. Im thinking of some names. there are a few candidates already

 Dogs are such loyal animals so choose wisely

Have to add this -- sheep make great watchdogs too. My first home in Alaska was very rural (1and 1/2 mi. to the first dirt road) and people often had to walk in during winter and spring break-up. The dog would lounge around until someone was on the doorstep but the sheep were always on the lookout. If I saw them staring down the road I knew someone was on the way. One day the two of them chased a moose back down the trail! Imagine a one ton moose running from a small Shetland sheep  - it was so surprised it slipped on the ice and had to scramble up to get away!

Sheep are also good dancers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8DFwb3zlDk&feature=related

Wow! Very interesting! And must have been quite a scene.)))

This story reminded me something actually..

Years ago, when I was still working on the constuction sites in the wild, a baby goat was rescued from village dogs by our watchman in the middle of a night. (they were like wild dogs and can be quite scary some times) 

He was so cute and lovely and we fed him for a few days along with two dogs (sivas kangal) I used to have. The owner found out his goat was with us and when he wanted to take him back, I bought the goat from him because the goat got used to us, he was lovely, and he was playing with my dogs..

The goat grew up with the dogs and he was fed at the same time as the dogs (of course he was not given meat )

We could see the goat was sleeping in the dog house and the dogs were sleeping out side from time to time. When the dogs were barking and running after something, he was following them with his ´beeeeeeee´. 

I think he had an serious identity issues..

Anyway, there was a long holiday and when I came back, the goat was missing. I think some people who did not like me there, ate him..  

Those sheep must be from the show "Jakers" -- lovely.

When he comes of age he will get his own vehicle . . . a jeep.

Well I´m reading a Bill Bryson at the moment and, according to him, Moose have no brains.

Too bad. Goats are my favorite animals. The sheep I had thought they were goats because they were raised with dairy goats -- that is why they were so smart. Once a baby moose came home with a herd of goats a friend of mine owned. It took 3-4 females to give enough milk to feed the huge "baby". They would jump up on a doghouse so the moose could nurse.

"Sheep in a Jeep"! Have you read Sheep in a Shop?

I´ve seen a moose that was trained to work for some gold miners. He was clever. Also we have moose in and out of our yard all the time. They are smart and smug about it. Did you know they are more dangerous than bears here in Alaska? I try to warn the tourists about that as they hop out to take photos.

There is a photograph in my daughter´s bedroom (she has her own family now) and it has been there for almost 20 years.  It´s a photograph of a cashmere goat (named Rodney).  He lived on the campsite we stayed on when we had a holiday in Scotland.  Sarah loved that goat and was always feeding him cream crackers.  Happy memories .

No?

I´ve never seen a live moose as I live in the UK.  As I was reading Bryson´s chapter on moose and their stupidity on the roads, I was reminded of the many pheasant where I live.  They wait at the side of the road and as soon as they see a car coming they jump in front of it!!!  I think this is where the phrase "bird brain" may have been coined.

Up here we have spruce grouse. They are a lot like a pheasant. People call them "stupid chickens" because they will stay hidden until you are almost upon them and then fly out flapping like crazy.  I think they are here to help out the animals and hunters that have been down on their luck.

While we are on the subject of various animal pets, can I tell you about the pig I had as a pet???   My dad was a farmer and used to keep pigs, and send them for slaughter   One of the pigs was ill and they would not take it, so we had to keep it.  I used to look after it, and I called it Piggy (yes very novel!).  It would follow me around and come when I called his name.  I kept that pig for about a year until it had to go...............

I have always considered you as my muse   PT

 Ahh I love Bill Bryson´s books!

Nice pun and glad to be of service