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  2. Shepherd - Wikipedia

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    Sheep owners complained about the inefficiency of shepherds and the shepherds' fears of getting lost in the bush. [6] Typically sheep were watched by shepherds during the day, and by a hut-keeper during the night. Shepherds took the sheep out to graze before sunrise and returned them to brush-timber yards at sunset.

  3. Herding dog - Wikipedia

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    Border Collies as owners of outstanding sports qualities, Belgian Shepherds, Australian Shepherds invariably occupy leading positions in agility, flyball, frisbee, dog dancing, obedience. At the same time, in service, sport and show dogs of herding breeds that do not interact with livestock, the herding instinct is gradually weakened. [8] [12]

  4. The sheep is doing everything in its power to get the dog's attention. The dog is doing everything in his power to ignore the sheep, who won't leave the dog's side.

  5. Yan tan tethera - Wikipedia

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    Yan Tan Tethera or yan-tan-tethera is a sheep-counting system traditionally used by shepherds in Northern England and some other parts of Britain. [1] The words are numbers taken from Brythonic Celtic languages such as Cumbric which had died out in most of Northern England by the sixth century, but they were commonly used for sheep counting and counting stitches in knitting until the ...

  6. Terrier Herds Sheep in the Wildest Way & People Can't ... - AOL

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    The dog took herding sheep to a totally new place by riding the sheep's back like she was a surfboard. But don't worry, the pup was keeping a close eye on the other members of the flock. She kept ...

  7. Droving - Wikipedia

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    The profession of shepherd or drover is retained in some countries as a seasonal job for moving cattle and sheep to and from summer pastures. [ 4 ] The dogs used for droving were quite large and high-legged, tireless, aggressive and extremely independent, they did not require special training and the ability to interact with other dogs.

  8. Australian Shepherd's Major Fail at Sheep Herding Class Is ...

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    As this video proves, not all herding dogs are natural herders--and that's ok! There are plenty of herding breeds out there, after all, and not every single pup needs to be an expert.

  9. Animal husbandry - Wikipedia

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    Prey animals, sheep, goats, pigs and cattle, were progressively domesticated early in the history of agriculture. [3] Pigs were domesticated in the Near East between 8,500 and 8000 BC, [4] sheep and goats in or near the Fertile Crescent about 8,500 BC, [5] and cattle from wild aurochs in the areas of modern Turkey and Pakistan around 8,500 BC. [6]