Working Westray #7
I’ve loved being invited to see people working on Westray. I’ve even invited myself. There are many jobs I’ve no experience of, and I feel like I’m learning so much about other people’s lives that I’m growing into a different person. Insight is a wonderful thing.
Here’s Kim with some of her small flock of sheep, which she keeps in a field at her home in Westray.
![Kim Gibson - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Kim-Gibson-The-Hall-of-Einar-9-725x408.jpg)
She breeds and trains sheepdogs as well as shepherding a large flock. Here’s one young dog in training, being taught the commands, and trying to resist a wolf’s instinct, in exchange for a human’s reward.
![Sheepdog - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Sheepdog-The-Hall-of-Einar--725x483.jpg)
It’s a huge amount of practical work to train a sheepdog and I hope they all get wonderful homes and fulfilling lives from people who care about them as much as Kim.
I love the colours of the wool on these crossbreed sheep. Curious creatures, aren’t they?
![Kim Gibson's sheep - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Kim-Gibson-The-Hall-of-Einar-4-725x483.jpg)
Part of my Working Westray project:
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