No rural idyll is complete without gunfire; Sullivan does its part by hosting the Cheshire County Fish and Game Club.

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The shooting range is just down the hill from the Woodbury pasture where the flock is grazing, but the sheep and guardian dogs don’t seem to pay it any heed.  Cass and Chloe likewise show no sign of noticing the racket.*

Poor Luc is not so sanguine, taking shelter in Chip and Kathy’s garage when the volleys become too much for him.

*I’ve often said that Cass is so intent when she’s working sheep that you could fire a gun next to her and she wouldn’t notice.  I didn’t realize that my hyperbolic comment would turn out to be literally true.