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

Janet <nobody@home.com> wrote:

In article <67d29292$0$5202$426a34cc@news.free.fr>,
nospam@de-ster.demon.nl says...

 
Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> 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.

>
If you've ever owned a collie, you'll know it was probably the
collie's own idea.
>
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.

 
De Australian Shepherd is not unknown in these parts.
There is a small owners club, and there are competitions.
 
Despite the name it is an American breed of dog,
crossing (in the meantime) native American dogs
with more recent European imports.
Some of them got exported to Australia.
Quite unfairly so, they hadn't been found guilty of anything,

 
  In Australia, they use real dogs to herd sheep
 
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Kelpie

Ah thanks. Known in these parts too,
as realy working sheep dogs. They also herd geese.

The ones known in these parts as 'Australische herder'
are misnamed American sheepdogs, really.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Shepherd>
Their European origin is supposed to be mainly Basque, not Scottish.

 Scotland's kelpies are much bigger and tougher.
 
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kelpies

Yes, know about those. No doubt too heavy in the hoof,
from anything practical.

Jan