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red dog 1

(30,716 posts) Sat Mar 8, 2025, 04:38 PM Mar 8

Border collie knows how to do his job well

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Border collie knows how to do his job well (Original Post) red dog 1 Mar 8 OP

It is all in the eyes.. he's got their number... hlthe2b Mar 8 #1

Whoa!! This is neat!! Thanks for putting this up here! Good doggie!! SWBTATTReg Mar 8 #2

That was pretty dang cool.....who's a good boy. a kennedy Mar 8 #3

They are so smart. I stayed with a family with a border collie in Alaska. Walleye Mar 8 #4

We have bearded collies and have competed in herding trials LetMyPeopleVote Mar 9 #5

hlthe2b

(109,272 posts)

1. It is all in the eyes.. he's got their number...

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Sat Mar 8, 2025, 04:43 PM

Mar 8

SWBTATTReg

(25,190 posts)

2. Whoa!! This is neat!! Thanks for putting this up here! Good doggie!!

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Sat Mar 8, 2025, 04:55 PM

Mar 8

a kennedy

(33,337 posts)

3. That was pretty dang cool.....who's a good boy.

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Sat Mar 8, 2025, 04:56 PM

Mar 8

Walleye

(39,784 posts)

4. They are so smart. I stayed with a family with a border collie in Alaska.

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Sat Mar 8, 2025, 04:58 PM

Mar 8

I could swear she had an IQ of about 130. And that concentration amazing.

LetMyPeopleVote

(162,026 posts)

5. We have bearded collies and have competed in herding trials

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Sun Mar 9, 2025, 01:49 PM

Mar 9

Beardies and borders have very different styles of herding with beardies bounding and borders using what is referred to as a "strong eye" or a stare that tells the sheep to behave or get nipped. Here is another example of a border herding

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If you get a chance, go watch a herding trial. It is fun to see how the different breeds herd

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