Sheep Wearing Holiday Sweater Found Wandering Around Omaha

A sheep wearing a sweater walks around at the Humane Society in Omaha, Neb. on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014. It was found by police and brought to the Humane Society, awaiting it's owner. A Humane Society spokesperson says ... A sheep wearing a sweater walks around at the Humane Society in Omaha, Neb. on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014. It was found by police and brought to the Humane Society, awaiting it's owner. A Humane Society spokesperson says the sheep, which appears healthy, has a thick coat, so it likely didn't need the sweater for warmth. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik) MORE LESS
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A sheep wearing a festive red-and-green sweater who was found wandering around Omaha has been reunited with his owner.

Owner Margaret Vazquez tells KMTV she initially panicked when the sheep named Gage went missing. She says the sheep “follows me everywhere.”

Nebraska Humane Society spokeswoman Pam Wiese says the sheep was reclaimed Tuesday evening. The Humane Society was caring for Gage after he was found Sunday evening in an Omaha neighborhood.

Gage shares a shed with two chickens, when he isn’t in his owner’s house. Gage is used to walking on a leash and doesn’t seem to mind that the holiday apparel he donned appears to have been designed for a dog.

Vazquez says it was the first time Gage has escaped and now will spend more time indoors.

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Information from: KMTV-TV, http://www.action3news.com

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  1. It’s missing livestock day here at TPM!

  2. Avatar for imkmu3 imkmu3 says:

    I know! We haven’t had a story about Sarah Palin in at least a week!

  3. He escaped to find freedom.

    Now I regret all the hurtful sheep stereotypes I’ve been harboring all these years.

  4. I herd he wasn’t a baaad sheep, he just pulled the wool over the eyes of his owner, and hoofed it out of there.

  5. TPM:

    A sheep wearing a festive red-and-green sweater who was found wandering around Omaha has been reunited with his owner.

    Was it a wool sweater? Because that would seem kind of redundant.

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