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20-10-2012, 06:42 PM
Originally Posted by Wozzy 
Fantastic photos, Zak is so chilled with those sheep, my lot would sh1t a brick and run a mile! They dont care for livestock at all, especially close up!
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20-10-2012, 06:48 PM
Originally Posted by DaisyD0g
Brilliant photos LOVE Zac
I have never seen a GSD working sheep before, I grew up on a farm with collies.. amazing to watch them work.I saw someone last week at our local park doing sendaways to posts with her Golden, she was using a whistle and I could have watched her all day!
Daisy and Tilly thought that it looked SO boring being that well behaved and dragged me off to chase squirrels
I love watching dogs work, no matter what work - but there is definitely something wonderful about working sheepdogs.We have just started to train sendaways, and all good so far. Oh, but he also likes to chase rabbits and squirrels
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20-10-2012, 08:53 PM
Originally Posted by Moobli
I will never tire of watching sheepdogs performing their every day tasks, yet find sheepdog trials rather a dull spectator sport. Watching two or three sheepdogs gathering a large hill is definitely something special
I dont think I would tire of watching itI dont think any kind of compatition can replicate the amazing things dogs do in real life
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21-10-2012, 09:56 AM
Originally Posted by Gnasher
Thanx for explaining that, makes perfect sense! Ouch re the collie grip on the nose, poor tup!! It is amazing how these really quite small and lightly built dogs are so wiry, strong and brave. I would not like to take on one of your boys, they look very arsey!!
Shame about the herding instinct in the gsd'S having almost been bred out, still, times move on but it seems a shame to me to lose the original purpose for which a dog was "invented".
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"
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21-10-2012, 10:20 AM
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"
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!
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