Christmas sweater-wearing sheep who was found wandering is reunited with owner

[Omaha Steve]

Last edited Wed Dec 10, 2014, 11:54 AM - Edit history (1)

Source: Omaha World Herald

By Alia Conley and Kevin Cole

The Christmas sweater-wearing sheep who became the viral story of the day across the country Tuesday was back home with his family Tuesday night.

Margaret Vazquez retrieved her sheep, named Gage, at the Nebraska Humane Society about 6:30 p.m.

A friend of Vazquez’s daughter, who saw news of the sheep online, told Vazquez to call the shelter because they had found a sheep.

“I was so happy that we got him,” she said. “I was worried that someone would eat him or something bad would happen.”

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Video from link: http://studio.omaha.com/?ndn.trackingGroup=91341&ndn.siteSection=omahalanding&ndn.videoId=28242769&freewheel=91341&sitesection=omahalanding&vid=28242769



Margaret Vazquez & Gage


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Hosts yes this is national news. Snip: The festive sheep made national news, with articles on Gawker, Time and Yahoo News, along with other outlets. Twitter users started the hashtag #ChristmasSheep to spread the word.

[onyourleft]

1. Thank you for...

...posting. I was wondering what happened to him.

[Arkansas Granny]

2. I'm glad it all turned out OK, but isn't putting a wool sweater on a sheep a little redundant?

[Stargazer09]

5. Yes, but it was cute

It would have been even better if the owner had dyed and spun the sheep's own wool for that sweater.

[csziggy]

11. The first link said the sweater is acrylic

[shenmue]

3. Baaaaa!

[NV Whino]

4. Yay!

Happy ending for Gage.

[merrily]

6. What is the sweater made of?

[Tanuki]

7. Acrylic, according to the video at the link! n/t

[merrily]

8. It was a little joke.

Very little!

[Historic NY]

10. LOL....

[LeftishBrit]

9. Sweet!

Can't resist repeating the groan-worthy joke I learned as a kid:

What do you get if you cross a sheep with a kangaroo?

A woolly jumper!

[Mosby]

12. Yay! I love happy endings

Question though, can you potty train a sheep?

[valerief]

16. Well, we know now you can diaper a sheep anyway. nt

[freeplessinseattle]

13. I want to see pics of him in his shoes!

Vazquez said Gage will jump on the bed, sleep with her and go on family trips in their car.

“I dress him up and put little shoes on him,” she said. “He’s my pet, he’s my kid.”

[Hatchling]

14. Kid?

No wonder he was found consorting with goats!

[valerief]

15. "You couldn't ask for a nicer sheep in a sweater."

[Yavin4]

17. He was a poor little lamb who has lost his way. n/t

[Rhiannon12866]

18. Very cute and fortunately quite recognizable, LOL.

And I did see this on the national news this morning...