SHEEP! Has...DIPPED

Pour a shot of Sheep Dip (yes, I have a bottle of it...a great single malt). SHEEP! is no longer in print. Baaaa, humbug.

I'd written a few articles of SHEEP! years ago, including one about the difficulties of keeping a sheep at the Central Park Petting Zoo, and another on Charlie Swaim, the legendary sheep shearer who demonstrated his skills on David Letterman's show. 

I had discussed doing an interview with Raymond Burr about his sheep raising. I met with Mr. Burr at the posh 21 Restaurant in Manhattan, but he was soon busy with the last few Perry Mason made-for-TV movies, and we lost touch. 

I didn't think a specialized magazine like SHEEP! would disappear. It was not on the average newsstand, it was subscription-based. Too bad these days people can get ALMOST all the information they need free FREE on the Internet. 

Countryside (not, NOT to be confused with the long defunct and insane Countrywide Publications) does have a website where they publish some useful articles for sheep folk:

https://www.iamcountryside.com/sheep/

But, the magazine itself is gone. I don't know quite what to make of the fact that the SHEEP magazine is gone, but you can still get their GOAT journal...and of course, the somewhat suggestive "Backyard Poultry."