Betty was one of our first two Shetland sheep (Tapioca came with her). They were field delivered on The Old Strawberry Farm (near the coast) and sold to a young couple who thought they could raise two sheep in the backyard of their suburban home. The couple was very nice and good to Betty and Tapi, but the neighbors didn’t care for the baa-baa-baa early in the morning. The couple put the two ewes on craigslist and hoped to find a nice buyer; one who wouldn’t eat them! We were that buyer.
 
Betty is the lead ewe in all things! She leads the group from the barn in the morning and back in again at night. She worries and paces along the fence if any of the sheep are kept back for shots or other care. She is not shy, coming to the gate or fence to look intently into our eyes, but she does not want to be scritched behind her ears – or anywhere. Her voice is the loudest of the ewes, so she lets us know when they want to come in.
 
Her fiber is heathery chocolate brown!