An Avenging Angel

We were recently forced by nature and circumstance to pen two weanling ram lambs with their sire, a large, aggressive ram with magnificent horns. Dad was pretty rough on the boys until we hung a large white rubber boat fender in the ram pen just above Dad's eye level. We hoped he would use that as a punching bag instead of his sons, but reverse ovine psychology prevailed. The adult ram is terrified of the "avenging angel" and the lambs sleep peacefully under its protection.