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Originally Posted by
Jackbox
I may be wrong, but from my understanding the GSD is not a "herder" (like the BC) he was bred to patrol and guard the flock , the BC is bred to keep/move the sheep where the Shepard wants them.
Two completely different breeds, with two completely different jobs.
Which is why (I think ) Moobli is saying he lacks instinct to do the BC `s job.
love the pics by the way, specially the "squaring up to the tups"
OK, thanx for that. It makes perfect sense now.
Moving on from that point, it seems to me that Zak could still be very useful to Moobli and the BC's - Zak doing the shepherding, the moving on, and the BC's doing the sorting and more intricate work - eg splitting the flock into different pens, etc.
Is right Moobli, or am I still being naive?! It's just that it looks to me like Zak is really into this shepherding stuff, and it's a shame for all parties to miss out on his talents!