PHOTOS: Recreation vs. ranching in Colorado
While riding her mountain bike, Renee Legro of Eagle, Colo., was attacked by two dogs guarding a flock of sheep. The emergency room doctor who treated her lost track of how many stitches she required. The sheep belonged to a rancher who was convicted in September of owning dangerous dogs. (Nathan W. Armes / For The Times)
Renee Legro, near her Eagle, Colo., home, was attacked by two dogs guarding a flock of sheep while riding her mountain bike, a sport she can no longer fully enjoy due to the extensive injuries she received. (Nathan W. Armes / For The Times)
Sam Robinson checks on his flock of sheep on a mesa near Silt, Colo., as the sun sets. After the attack on mountain biker Renee Legro, Robinson argued in court that dogs other than his could have bitten her. (Nathan W. Armes / For The Times)
Sam Robinson recently found four sheep in his flock had been killed -- and one carcass had been eaten, presumably by a coyote. Robinson has seen such attacks before and believes the sheep were killed by domestic dogs. (Nathan W. Armes / For The Times)
Sam Robinson, checking on his sheep, greets one of the dogs that guards the flock. The two dogs believed to be involved in the attack on mountain biker Renee Legros were quarantined and later destroyed. (Nathan W. Armes / For The Times)
Rancher Sam Robinson, who owns this herd, helped his father run sheep on the 10,000-foot-high Flat Tops. “You’re producing a very high quality product from fresh air, sunshine and rain,” he said of raising sheep. The recreation industry, he said, “produces smiles and giggles but not much else.” (Nathan W. Armes / For The Times)
