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<blockquote data-quote="RDFF" data-source="post: 1720390" data-attributes="member: 39018"><p>Video on Border Collies... [MEDIA=youtube]nEFm1qkXaI0[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>When I went to Jack Knox's place to see his dogs work, before purchasing Buff, he had about 200 ewes in the flock, with a number of rams. He never entered the pen, had the dog go in the barn and bring the sheep out into the barnyard/pasture... maybe 2 acres or so. He asked me which of the rams I wanted "Craig" to "shed" out of the flock and hold. I picked one, and Jack proceeded, with nothing but various whistles, to work Craig through the sheep, letting some go, and holding some, until finally Craig understood which of the sheep was his target. He then very quickly got that ram separated off and held in a far corner. All the rest had gone back into the barn. Then Jack told me that he was going to pull Craig back toward us, which would allow that ram to go running at full speed to get back with the other sheep in the barn... barn door of course is open. Then Jack said that at the last possible moment, he'd signal Craig back in to head off that ram, and put him back in the corner. On command (whistle only), Craig spun around and came back to us immediately........... the ram figured he was free to return, and headed at a full on dead run to get back in with the others. Jack let out a little whistle, and Craig spun on his heels and full tilt ran out to cut off that ram... but that ram was pretty determined to beat Craig back through that door........... In what certainly appeared to be a single swift aerobatic move, Craig flew through the air at full tilt right into that ram's head, spun him around, and landed on all fours in front of him between him and the barn door, leaving no room for escape to safety but for him to head back to that far corner of the pasture, which he promptly did, escorted by this amazing dog.</p><p></p><p>I was impressed, to say the least, and Buff was soon on his way back home with me!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RDFF, post: 1720390, member: 39018"] Video on Border Collies... [MEDIA=youtube]nEFm1qkXaI0[/MEDIA] When I went to Jack Knox's place to see his dogs work, before purchasing Buff, he had about 200 ewes in the flock, with a number of rams. He never entered the pen, had the dog go in the barn and bring the sheep out into the barnyard/pasture... maybe 2 acres or so. He asked me which of the rams I wanted "Craig" to "shed" out of the flock and hold. I picked one, and Jack proceeded, with nothing but various whistles, to work Craig through the sheep, letting some go, and holding some, until finally Craig understood which of the sheep was his target. He then very quickly got that ram separated off and held in a far corner. All the rest had gone back into the barn. Then Jack told me that he was going to pull Craig back toward us, which would allow that ram to go running at full speed to get back with the other sheep in the barn... barn door of course is open. Then Jack said that at the last possible moment, he'd signal Craig back in to head off that ram, and put him back in the corner. On command (whistle only), Craig spun around and came back to us immediately........... the ram figured he was free to return, and headed at a full on dead run to get back in with the others. Jack let out a little whistle, and Craig spun on his heels and full tilt ran out to cut off that ram... but that ram was pretty determined to beat Craig back through that door........... In what certainly appeared to be a single swift aerobatic move, Craig flew through the air at full tilt right into that ram's head, spun him around, and landed on all fours in front of him between him and the barn door, leaving no room for escape to safety but for him to head back to that far corner of the pasture, which he promptly did, escorted by this amazing dog. I was impressed, to say the least, and Buff was soon on his way back home with me! [/QUOTE]
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