Flicka is alert yet calm. She is the first to spot the fox lurking around the henhouse and chase it away. Every morning, she goes with me to feed the goats and check on the cow. She is so careful with the baby chicks, that she can jump deftly into the large tub we have the day old chicks in and carefully sniff around to make sure all is well before jumping back out. She makes eye contact with me, so with the slightest nod, she can pick up what I want her to do,