While the strip has a number of characters, the humor of the strip is based on the daily adventures, mishaps, and/or dialogue between a curious sheep named Rory and a sarcastic bull named Stan.
The setting is a farm yard next door to a veterinary clinic, where Stan and Rory usually spend time with the owner and vet, Brenda.
[1][2] While developing potential strips for syndication he worked as a freelance artist selling to clients, newspapers, and magazines such as Reader's Digest, Saturday Evening Post and Woman's World.
Hagen turned in multiple strips to syndicates hoping for a contract with no success.
[3] Hagen turned in 20 rough drafts to Creators Syndicate and within weeks got a contract.