Re: 7 Words That Dogs Can Understand (And 4 That No Dog Can)

On 13/03/2025 3:05 p.m., Peter Moylan wrote:

On 13/03/25 04:10, Janet wrote:

In article <vqr62g$2f1nb$1@dont-email.me>, noone@nowhere.com says...

 

Yes. Thank you. That was fascinating. It was also amazing that
people would go to so much effort and spend so much time to train
such a brilliant dog to be able to do such a bizarre act of no
practical use.

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If you've ever owned a collie, you'll know it was probably the
collie's own idea.
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They are a working breed; and if a collie isn't given a proper job to
occupy its brain and energy, they'll often invent their own career/
hobbies /entertainment.

 Australian TV has a series "Muster Dogs", which shows dogs being trained
to control sheep, all the way from puppyhood to competitive mustering. I
don't watch it myself, but apparently it gets a large audience.
 

"Dog trials", competitions between dog/owner (remote controller) pairs herding sheep around, are still popular in rural New Zealand. There was a TV series ("A Dog's Show") which proved that this was a very watchable spectator sport.