Herding dogs are always on the job..

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1. I love herding dogs

My family has bearded collies for a very long time. We had a border collie who was very neurotic.

If you get a chance go to a herding trial. The various breeds herd in different ways. Borders have what is called a strong eye and in effect stalk the sheep like little wolves. Beardies bounce and are fun to watch. Corgis are really cattle dog and occasionally the sheep figure out that they can outrun a corgi

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3. Aussies are used for herding too, but mostly finding strays and rounding them up.

Our Aussie thinks he's the boss of the cats and will boink them with his nose if they are someplace (like the tv tray or the top of chairs) where he thinks they don't belong. My female cat really doesn't like other animals, so will growl and hiss at the male cat if he comes close. Finley - the Aussie - comes running and breaks them up. He does not approve of fighting or even just growling - not at all.

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4. I just took in a rescue dog who is a Huskie Aussie mix

Herding dogs want to make sure that everyone is in their right place.

One of my middle child's workmates rescued this dog but could not keep her. The dog escaped the back yard twice but was only out to explore. We had to reinforce the fence in the back yard and got a GPS tracking collar. HUskies are famous for escapng.

My beardie and this dog are having fun playing and zooming in the backyard

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