“These sheep haven’t been trained to come and sit with us; it’s their choice,” says Jo. “Herdwicks are more self-assured and less flighty than other sheep because they’re so primitive. I think their ...

Under the knowing, affectionate eye of James Rebanks – known to his army of Twitter followers as @herdyshepherd1, the Herdwick Shepherd – it is transformed from bleating booby to doughty, hardy, ...