"With my brains and your brawn, we'll get these damn sheep under control!"

Sep 27, 2017 1:41 PM

"Border Collies are bred to work sheep out on the Highlands,they're bred to work far out from the sheep and move them with their eyes. They're called a close-eyed breed, they are bred to move the sheep by staring at them. "

"Cattle Dogs are bred to move big, nasty, angry cows in the Australian outback, they're bred to be aggressive,stubborn and in your face, and "Ger up there and move get those animals to move!"

"So I find combining them I have a dog that can move the sheep with great precision from a great distance, and sometimes that's not enough power to move the sheep when they don't wanna go, when they've gotten into somewhere they shouldn't be and they're eating the haystack or the grain, I've got just stubborn sheep that don't wanna go.""

"The Cattle Dog is phenomenal at moving the sheep and getting them going and getting them motivated, because the sheep don't actually think that the Border Collie is going to eat them."

"But they're pretty sure the Cattle Dog will, given the opportunity."

"Herding Dogs: Border Collie VS Australian Cattle Dog"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhpMtDrgFII

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Border collies are amazing!! I had one that could find us by name, when asked by another family member.

9 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Smartest dogs alive. Too much of a need for mental/physical exercise for my schedule though :D

9 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

True on all counts.

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0