"It is time to get some cattle", he declared, so off to the cattle auction they went.
While he studied the auction sheet, she tried to pick the prettiest one. However, it was a cold and dreary day and the cows were covered in mud. Thus, the cute factor didn't apply for her and he was getting hungry for beef.
Auction barns almost all have a little cafeteria and each is renown for heaping plates of chicken fried steak and homemade pies. This one in Navasota was no exception. They are ranchers now, so they practiced having their main meal in the middle of the day at this cattle auction cafe. Over pie and coffee, they looked at the local "Greensheet" and saw an ad for some orphaned calves not too far from Navasota.
They called for directions and found just what they were looking for.
He loaded up a brown and white full bodied calf while she coaxed a tiny red Brahma bull into the trailer. Both calves were thin but the Brahma was all bones, hanging skin and droopy ears.
He named his bull calf "T-Bone". She named her bull calf "Cuddles".
Several months later, "Cuddles" is still a favorite for everyone who visits Burnt Biscuit Ranch.
He runs to the gate to be petted and is liberal with kisses while following her around like a puppy dog. Have you ever been licked by a cow? If not, you'll have to come to BBR for that experience. "T-Bone" is long gone. He went to the feed lot as soon as he was full grown. We have added more cows to the pasture but he refuses to let her name any of them. Why? Because "Cuddles" is here to stay - never to be eaten, never to be sold.
He is her pet bull.