Came home early one day and found my Gert half way through the cattle guard going into the yard. I'd been finding "deposits", sometimes in the AM after getting up and sometimes after getting home from work, and no idea which cow was responsible or how they were getting in.
I never knew a cow could look guilty, but the expression on her face was just like a dog found in the act. I stood there with my arms folded... and after an extended hesitation she began to tip toe her way back toward the other cattle which were watching her. Her guilt disappeared as soon as she was free, and she kicked up her heals and looked proud of herself as she led the herd out into the northeast 80. I'm sure she would have thumbed her nose at me if she'd had thumbs...