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Wednesday, February 12, 2014
This Dog "Won" Herding
Not that any herding was actually done. Or ever will be done... .
It’s funny, somehow related to your post, earlier today I was reading “Omega” by Brian Plummer, he writes that the only time he took 3 of his bitches to a show the 3 where disqualified for several reasons that the judge “noted” would make them fail while working, later that same day and show those 3 bitches won 1st, 2nd and 3rd place working fox, none of the other show dogs competed in work…
Dear Patrick, A foot of snow here and last night the sheep were in the hill pasture, a half mile from the lot where I had to overturn each feeder and clean it before I could put down corn. Blowing snow in my eyes and I couldn't see very well so I told Fly "Come by." The snow was so deep she had to jump through it until she disappeared".
If she got tangled up in the woods and tangled wire and deep snow, there was no way to reach her.Too deep for the 4wd. And were the sheep there and where?
I hung the bucket over a fence post - out there on the hill, was that shadow moving sheep?
Sheep don't like to move through heavy snow any better than I do and when they appeared, Fly was right on their butts.
Only command I gave her: "That'll do. Lets get back in the house."
3 comments:
Maybe its bred for stealth herding.....by looking like a sheep, the "dog" can move pregnant Ewes without upsetting them.
It’s funny, somehow related to your post, earlier today I was reading “Omega” by Brian Plummer, he writes that the only time he took 3 of his bitches to a show the 3 where disqualified for several reasons that the judge “noted” would make them fail while working, later that same day and show those 3 bitches won 1st, 2nd and 3rd place working fox, none of the other show dogs competed in work…
Dear Patrick,
A foot of snow here and last night the sheep were in the hill pasture, a half mile from the lot where I had to overturn each feeder and clean it before I could put down corn. Blowing snow in my eyes and I couldn't see very well so I told Fly "Come by." The snow was so deep she had to jump through it until she disappeared".
If she got tangled up in the woods and tangled wire and deep snow, there was no way to reach her.Too deep for the 4wd. And were the sheep there and where?
I hung the bucket over a fence post - out there on the hill, was that shadow moving sheep?
Sheep don't like to move through heavy snow any better than I do and when they appeared, Fly was right on their butts.
Only command I gave her: "That'll do. Lets get back in the house."
Sheepdog.
Donald
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