Sheep dog working at home

[packman]

[hlthe2b]

1. Always on the job...

[magicarpet]

2. Look at the eyes,... so attentive.

[Laelth]

3. Good dog! n/t

-Laelth

[Arne]

4. Seriously funny.

[exboyfil]

5. I would be curious to know if the sound was on or not

but the BC is surely tracking like a herding BC would so he is seeing the sheep.

Here is an article on dog vision. They think the dogs see a less clear image than humans do.

https://iheartdogs.com/dogs-watch-tv/

[Arne]

8. Smell also,

sheep stuff on screen would help.

[Blue Owl]

6. That is awesome!

[KS Toronado]

7. Best thing I've seen so far today.

[Gothmog]

9. I have a bearded collie

Herding dogs are always amusing

[Captain Zero]

25. We have had a Beardie, also a Smoothie. (smooth coat collie)

Lost our smoothie back in Sept. He went for 15 years.
Our bearded collie lived for 13.

We are considering one of the Australians since they seem to have some old collie blood mixed in there.

[housecat]

10. I want that dog

[calimary]

11. Awwwwwwww... Good dog!

[StClone]

12. Hilarious. I have an Australian Shepard

And she too likes to watch TV intently like this.

[Auggie]

13. LOL

[infullview]

14. Border collies are the best

and also the smartest dogs. I used to say "get the cat" and she knew just what to do - never hurt the cat but would annoy it. Funny as all get out!

[Arne]

18. We've had two of the Lassie type collies, big fluffy ones. n/t

[Duppers]

20. One of my favorite breeds

Labs, B.C.'s, & standard Collies. These dogs filled my heart with love. ❤

(We just lost an incredibly sweet Lab 3wks ago. Our last sweet/smart cherished BC died 7yrs ago.)

[wnylib]

24. I had a border collie that was smarter

than some people I know.

Incredible dog for smarts, loyalty, affection, playfulness, protection. Once he learned the house rules on appropriate indoor behavior, he enforced them on my husband's beagle-basset mix. Used to scold the hound and tattle on him to us whenever the hound broke a rule.

The hound also found ways through or under the fence and would take off down the street. The border collie followed and herded him back.

Good dog. If I did not live in a city apartment building, I'd have another border collie in a heartbeat. But they need space and freedom to exercise outdoors.

[infullview]

27. I guess it goes without syaing that if your border collie had been human it wouldn't have voted for

Trump You're absolutely right that they need a job to do. I've heard of BCs going insane if they don't have enough to do. I had a female BC, and she was a great nanny to my young daughter. We also had chickens and several roosters. When the roosters would fight, I'd say "get the chickens" and she would break it up. Interestingly, she knew the difference between roosters and chickens and would never molest the chickens even when they occasionally fought. They are one one of the few animals that understand object references and know the difference between a ball, stick, toy, etc.. I could say "get the ball", and she would go get it, but I could never make her understand get the ball and give it to someone else. She always came to me instead. Our BC is no longer with us as she had some bad hip issues. I had to have her put down at the age of 12 and it was one of the hardest decisions I ever had to make. One of the problems with this breed, they become so much a part of your family that it's like loosing a child.

[wnylib]

28. My BC, named Laddie, was pretty good at

finding his own entertainment or helpfulness, so creating work for him was not a problem.

He had 2 balls, a tennis ball and a large whiffle ball. I would tell him to get the ball, and whichever one he got, I'd say, "No, the other ball," and he would run off to bring the other one to me. His language comprehension was astonishing. So was his ability to assess situations and act on them, without commands.

I had a thread in the DU Lounge several months ago about how Laddie saw a toddler headed for a creek bank before anyone else noticed it and dragged on his leash while barking a warning. When I saw why, I let the leash go and he raced to the child, knocked her to the ground, and sat on her until her father got there. He had no rescue training and no command to do that. His herding instinct saw danger and he acted on his own.

Having Laddie around was like having a four-footed human friend. He used discretionary judgment with that child. He did not automatically try to herd her as long as she stayed near her parents. He only acted when she wandered off into a dangerous situation. The parents were so amazed and grateful that they offered us a reward, but we turned it down. We had not done anything except let go of the leash so Laddie could do what he saw needed doing.

[sorrisa]

15. Herding vs. Hurting....

I love these dogs... they are so intelligent and focused. But they truly need to be kept busy. What a great way to do it !
A dear friend of mine has had three of them. His first, Smokey, would take my Lab on a walk by holding her(Lab's) leash in her mouth and keep her from running away.
I know that at times I am misunderstood by owners of "herding" dogs because as we pass each other, the person with the dog will almost always apologize and say something along the lines...." oh,my dog won't hurt you" And I reply "Oh, I know, your dog just wants to herd me " Sometimes I get a confused look, sometimes I get an angry look but the rare occasion, I will get a look from the owner and know that he/she "Gets Tt"
Thanks for the entertainment ~!

[StarryNite]

17. Welcome to DU!

[niyad]

23. Welcome to our DU family.

[FormerOstrich]

26. HaHaHa...sooo true!

We used to joke (my dh and family) that our Australian Cattle Dog thought we were all cows. One day when out and about there was a woman out and about, too. I don't remember what action occurred but I told the woman...not to worry she thinks you are a cow. My comment wasn't appreciated much.

Cheers! Welcome!

[StarryNite]

16. That dog has a great work ethic.

Really cute!

[PWPippinesq]

19. Our Daphne watches television intently, even seeming to understand the story line.

One of our other girls, Ally, would watch a movie or a series, then sit back when the commercial came on, get reengaged when the show started back up. Daphne, a standard poodle, hates Trump, barking at him when he's on the screen. Good girl!

[tblue37]

21. Adorably funny!

[3Hotdogs]

22. Step-d has a labradoodle (Maggie) and some kind of Australian herder (Hazel).

Maggie is twice the size of Hazel. Hazel herds Maggie until Maggie has had enough of it. Then Maggie sits on Hazel. Then it starts all over again.... rinse and repeat.