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

On 3/13/2025 5:14 AM, Kerr-Mudd, John wrote:

On Thu, 13 Mar 2025 09:08:51 +0100
nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) wrote:
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Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> wrote:
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On 13/03/25 04:10, Janet wrote:

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

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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.

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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.

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In Britain they have international competitions in it,
with England, Wales, and Scotland participating,
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In the 70's? the TV show "One man and his dog" was a big thing.
(OK, maybe just amongst the older generation).
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Man_and_His_Dog
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(Looks like it's sleeping again, get down shep)
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 Then, there's 'Extreme Shepherding'.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGOGOxtN2lM
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