Alittledistantshiningstar
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Nov 8, 2020 12:23 PM
Alittledistantshiningstar
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relativelysmartfunnyandattractive
Those 4 lucky ones off to the left, they are going to....never mind
SapphireXK
If I could make my AI pathfinding this good, I'd be unstoppable.
Thorax48
It’s like... putting toothpaste back in the tube
KinderSurpriseMF
Is this being filmed by the ISS.
Jewels385
Why are they forcing them into such a small area? That’s terrible and makes the dogs job much harder. ?
BabyDontHertzMeNoMho
When he gets the strays at the end
pookerbug
We have a sheltie and he just loves to HERD ALL THE THINGS. Kids, other dogs, leaves. He's never seen a sheep in his life.
RatsLiveOnNoEvilStar
baa ram ewe
Jaqdakloun
Are they all on speed ?
MrMikaal
And what a good boy he has been.
HappyShark
But how did they get up there? Or is this Australia?
iAmActuallyaDog
Thats a lot of sheep
musicalivity
When the dog got those last few sheep ?
peachesforme
to your fleece your breed your kind be true.
vlaurelrose101
Dogs are so awesome
ElbowDeepInAHorse
Woah!
xenocrisis0153
Here, let me provide the captions: "woof! woof!" "Baaaa! Baaaa! Baa! Baaaa! Baaaaaaa! Baa! Baaaa! Baaaaaa! Baaa! Baaa! Baaaaa! Baaaa! Baa!"
TheOneWhoWannaBeTheOne
That's flocking awesome.
Toonces311
Flocks have three rules. 1. go to the center 2. don't hit each other. 3 go the same speed.
FrolickingFrolicking
the orchestra conductors of the dog world
SlyOnDrums
I love that the dog loses a few sheep off to the left, but waits until the very end to just straight chase them directly in.
MixMasterMike83
Please peel your sheep.
OneCrunchMan
Looks like me trying to blow leaves into a pile
Dhaor
My anxiety rose a fell- Thank you.
TittyKong
Those are some happy sheepdogs
Merky600
Helicopter pilots call sheep “meadow maggots”
Dhaor
This is true??
Merky600
Ok, I was taking video from a helicopter (construction project.) Flying over fields of sheep the pilot says, “We call them meadow maggots!”
FelonyFerret
I'm too lazy to google if this is true, so take your upvote! lol
DogHeadHunter
I bet that doggie makes sheep herding a breeze!
BerniBirke
mrpumbaa
Leeeerrroy Jenkins
glitterdemon
I know nothing about this, but that seems like a small pen. Is that normal? And if so, is it good?
Jewels385
I hope it’s not. That is terrible in my opinion. Awful.
gatorwatch
It’s really not. They need to be sheered but you have to contain them temporarily to do it before they can return to the field
Talinia
It is a small pen, but I'd assume they're coming in for something special. Maybe shearing, or spraying or a health inspection or something.
kroske1
This is specifically for shearing the sheep. Which is good for them and us. Once this is done they are let out into field/fenced.
glitterdemon
Oooooh, makes sense. Cool.
PleasantPeasantPheasant
Sheep travel in herds I recon they feel pretty safe standing like that.
BulletHunterz
How the fuck fo you teach a dog to do that
Doub7eSe7ens
We had a blue heeler when my kids were little. She would literally herd my kids and nip at their heels to get them to go where she wanted.
orbitn
You hook a console cable up to their ear and access the command line
hamadele
Lead by example
gastongastoff
Let them
CAswag86
Kindergarten
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Winterturtle
FelonyFerret
Tens of thousands of years of selective breeding and evolution my friend.
copingcabana
They do what we ask. They're our best friend.
EnergyFiend
We used to have corgis & when they play you can't chase them because they insist on chasing YOU, it's adorable. They'd herd soccerballs too.
Winterturtle
It’s all fun and games until they start biting your ankles. Gotta put a stop to that real quick
sesamesnapsinhalf
Back in olden times when we used to go to the dog park, there was this Aus Shepherd that would herd the humans to the center of the park.
KennDeDeDe
You don't really, just plain instinct. Pretty crazy
nezrael
It's mostly building on their natural urge to keep their pack together.
nezrael
parents in law have collies - when we take them for a walk and someone falls back a bit, they usually try to herd us back together
OtterOfDoom
We've got a dog that's part cattle dog and she herds our single horse every time she goes outside. Definitely not something she was taught.
smartino
Very politely
ImSorryIfYouGotOffended
I was at a friend's house party who owns a border collie. This dog is living in city, not trained to herd. He herded all of us into (1
ImSorryIfYouGotOffended
Livingroom before we knew it. I didn't realize til my friend (who's the owner) told me about it. I was like o shit u right.
Dontworrybesalty
Funnily enough it comes naturally to the breed. Although not every collie takes to it.
ALittleKinkInYourThink
Household collies will frequently display herding with other pets, children, or random animals. They can't help it.
Chief1410
My collie used to bite at the heels of our car (aka the tires)
RearAdmiralObvious
Kind of like how not being able to breathe right comes to pugs?
fairlyodd
My collie is always herding us on walks
malreynoldsisakiller
I can’t imagine how our ancestors did it, but 4 the dogs it’s instinct now. They’ve been bredYou can buyacollie andthey’ll herd w/o training
blackfox1122
Herding dogs are different than family dogs. They have incredible energy and work ethic. They *need* a job, or they go nuts with boredom.
blackfox1122
Training them is just a matter of redirecting that energy and drive into a job, and it helps that herding usually comes naturally to them.
Winterturtle
And if you try to use herding dogs as family dogs, they are very high maintenance as that energy will be devoted to less ideal tasks
blackfox1122
Exactly. They’re the breeds that will eat your wall out of boredom.