Good luck with that cow Randy, that is good of you. I remember when I was a kid (my Uncle had cows) and the neighbor had passed away. Well, back then you always also had a Bull, but you did not keep them for too long. Well the neighbor's bull came through a hole in the fence and went for my Dad. My Dad was afraid to jump up on the tractor because he was afraid the bull would chase us (me, my brother and my cousin were all young then).
Luckily our dog, a huge Shepard mix (was 150 lbs at 9 mos) ran across and clipped the bull on the nose. The bull chased the dog till he collapsed. Then my uncle and my Dad picked up some logs and forced the bull back though the hole in the fence and fixed the fence. I think that was my Dad's favorite story to tell people.
Luckily our dog, a huge Shepard mix (was 150 lbs at 9 mos) ran across and clipped the bull on the nose. The bull chased the dog till he collapsed. Then my uncle and my Dad picked up some logs and forced the bull back though the hole in the fence and fixed the fence. I think that was my Dad's favorite story to tell people.