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<blockquote data-quote="Logan52" data-source="post: 1774228" data-attributes="member: 32879"><p>When I moved to the farm in 1972 it seemed almost every neighbor had a dog of this type. When your dog came in heat she was visited by the dominant male shepherd of the neighborhood and he served to keep the line going. These were good all around farm dogs, left loose to guard the stock and home. They were slaves to routine and the farms that milked twice a day often had a dog that brought the cows in at the right time, on their own without bidding.</p><p>By the 1980s things were changing. More people worked off the farm. Australian Shepherds became a sort of fad and many of the old type were replaced by them. Then came the Border Collie. Highly trained, they were good dogs but not suited to the old ways of just letting them mind themselves and fit into a routine.</p><p>Over the years I have had good and bad dogs of all these types. I found the Border Collies a little too intense and prone to get in trouble with my own stock or the neighbors. Australian Shepherds were almost as bad.</p><p>My dog now is a mix of all three breeds, a neutered female. I keep her in a pen at night since I have a Great Pyrenees running loose at night and that keeps them from running together. She is a great dog who tries hard to please. She knows when I have my cane I am going to move cows and she is a natural heeler, always looking back to see what I want her to do. She is also great with the grand kids and follows their every move.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Logan52, post: 1774228, member: 32879"] When I moved to the farm in 1972 it seemed almost every neighbor had a dog of this type. When your dog came in heat she was visited by the dominant male shepherd of the neighborhood and he served to keep the line going. These were good all around farm dogs, left loose to guard the stock and home. They were slaves to routine and the farms that milked twice a day often had a dog that brought the cows in at the right time, on their own without bidding. By the 1980s things were changing. More people worked off the farm. Australian Shepherds became a sort of fad and many of the old type were replaced by them. Then came the Border Collie. Highly trained, they were good dogs but not suited to the old ways of just letting them mind themselves and fit into a routine. Over the years I have had good and bad dogs of all these types. I found the Border Collies a little too intense and prone to get in trouble with my own stock or the neighbors. Australian Shepherds were almost as bad. My dog now is a mix of all three breeds, a neutered female. I keep her in a pen at night since I have a Great Pyrenees running loose at night and that keeps them from running together. She is a great dog who tries hard to please. She knows when I have my cane I am going to move cows and she is a natural heeler, always looking back to see what I want her to do. She is also great with the grand kids and follows their every move. [/QUOTE]
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