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Mosby

(16,358 posts)
Fri Apr 7, 2017, 05:36 PM Apr 2017

Brave Sheep Dogs First Day On Job

A brave border collie pup was caught on camera herding sheep FOUR TIMES her size like a pro – despite never laying eyes on the mammals before.

Adorable seven-week-old pup Ciara can be seen bounding after the sheep, rounding them up and guiding them back to proud owner Daire Byrne, who claims her instincts as a fifth-generation border collie kicked in when she clapped eyes on them.

In the 29-second clip she fearlessly approaches four sheep including a defiant ram 20 TIMES her weight who lowers his horns but eventually concedes defeat and runs away.

https://rumble.com/v34p3i-brave-sheep-dogs-first-day-on-job.html

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Brave Sheep Dogs First Day On Job (Original Post) Mosby Apr 2017 OP
Adorable!!! lunamagica Apr 2017 #1
So feisty! femmocrat Apr 2017 #2
"Wolf! Wolf!"---"Baaa, Ram, Ewe! Baaa, Ram, Ewe!" nt tblue37 Apr 2017 #3
:) shenmue Apr 2017 #5
My dog used to compete in herding competitions Gothmog Apr 2017 #4
Mine is a BC they are fantastic ebbie15644 Apr 2017 #6
Herding dogs are a riot. When my daughter's Australian Shepherd/Lab mix was under a year old, tblue37 Apr 2017 #7
LOL! KT2000 Apr 2017 #8
Oh my ebbie15644 Apr 2017 #9
Insanely cute! Only 7 wks. old, too. Go, tiny Ciara. n/t Judi Lynn Apr 2017 #10

Gothmog

(145,567 posts)
4. My dog used to compete in herding competitions
Fri Apr 7, 2017, 06:01 PM
Apr 2017

I had a bearded collie and they herd differently compared to border collies. If you get a chance go to a herding trial. It is fun watching these dogs do what they are bred for

tblue37

(65,488 posts)
7. Herding dogs are a riot. When my daughter's Australian Shepherd/Lab mix was under a year old,
Fri Apr 7, 2017, 06:26 PM
Apr 2017

she would feel anxious when Becky and her husband were gone for a few hours, so she comforted herself by "herding," as her instincts prompted her to do.

Becky and Matt would come home to find every bit of movable furniture or other items (chairs, stools, books, pillows, etc.) herded into a contained group in the middle of the living room!

ebbie15644

(1,216 posts)
9. Oh my
Fri Apr 7, 2017, 10:01 PM
Apr 2017

That is fantastic. Maddie herds her toys but she likes to destroy her bed when we leave. We have To put up her dog bed in another room when we leave

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