Wow this post got popular. I got called into work and didnt see the replies, sorry ladies and gentlemen! Trying to catch up tonight.

  • Pipoca@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Shepherds do not need to be taught to herd. Retrievers do not need to be taught to retrieve.

    Shepherds have some herding instinct, but they don’t magically understand herding.

    You do, in fact, need to train a herding dog to herd if you want it to be any good at it.