Baymule
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The dogs are on the job!
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Some training - but also a lot of instinct -- I teach them directions and stops - they figure out the sides, the gas pedal, the brake pedal
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Lot of dog movement there...gotta be tiring.
Ridgetop
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That instinct shows what generations of breeding and careful selection for traits can achieve.
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They're in good shape
. When they are on a big graze area they will lay down for a bit. But the drive to keep moving is strong. Even then they are constantly watching, adjusting, etc. And - when I force either to stay longer the sheep end up needing to be shifted. Tis not the border collie style of herding.Mini Horses
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No doubt they are in great shape! 
. I would be too if I moved that much daily. They do a great job. Very devoted & in sync.
. I would be too if I moved that much daily. They do a great job. Very devoted & in sync.
Baymule
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I watch videos of working border collies. They are basically told every movement. Brilliant smart dogs, but if they are so smart, shouldn't you be able to just tell them to go get the sheep? Your dogs work with little input from you because you have trained them, then let them do what they do best. I trained my dogs, they guard and I don't have to tell them anything. I just realized that I am spoiled and lazy. Go in the house, go to sleep, the dogs got this and I am not worried.
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Start of our mornings - Obi and Zo moving the flock away from the barn turn out
(really should grab a video of moving through the turnout --- sometime soon I guess)....
(really should grab a video of moving through the turnout --- sometime soon I guess)....
