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Originally Posted by corgimom
Judy,
That was all very interesting to read.  thanks for sharing that. Cody can herd cats quite well I don't think he would be the silent type with herding Sheep, I have a feeling he would make himself heard.
So none of the sheep tried to challenge the dogs at all? they just all ran as the dogs herded them? |
No, none of the sheep challenged the dogs. The tester would change out to different sheep after testing a few dogs. One dog ran one of the sheep into a fence, which really is not good. This particular dog came from a rescue, and had some issues. The tester determined it didn't want to go into the corner to bring the sheep out, but instead would herd the sheep into the corner, and that's why the one ran into the fence. These sheep don't just bump into the fence, they jump right into it if they have a dog at their heels.
Another dog got very close to the sheep and got kicked, it then decided it didn't want to do it anymore. The tester worked with the dog a bit until she shook it off and went back at it. The second time, she stayed further back. So they learn from their mistakes.