dogies
Range herd orphans
Dogies are motherless or stray calves in a cattle herd, particularly in the American West.
The term appears in cowboy songs and western literature: Get along, little dogies.
A dogie typically needs extra care during cattle drives since it lacks a mother to follow.
The word is rarely used outside ranching contexts.
Juvenile cow or leg part
- calvesRear shin muscles
- motherlessWithout a mother
- weanedWithdrawn from dependence
- strayWander from course
lost · abandoned · maverick · yearling · foundling · waif · nursed · bottle-fed
calf
Juvenile cow or leg part
- calvesRear shin muscles
- motherlessWithout a mother
- weanedWithdrawn from dependence
stray · lost · abandoned · maverick · yearling · foundling · waif · nursed · bottle-fed · adopted
roundup
Organized gathering of scattered things
- cattle driveMoving herd to market
- trailPath through wilderness
- wranglerLivestock handler on ranches
cowboy · corral · branding · herd · stampede · chuckwagon · lasso · rope · cutting · droving
cowboy
Mounted cattle herder
campfire · sagebrush · tumbleweed · longhorn · ballad · folklore · old west · chuck wagon · bunkhouse · rancher
- cattle ranchingcattle, cattle drive, cattle drives, cattle auctions, cattle branding
- Old Westcowboy, cowboys, cowgirl, sheriff, sheriffs
- cattle drivecattle drive, Chisholm Trail, chuck wagon, cowboy, drover