Genetic Destiny
Anyone who has known me for a while has heard the 'genetic destiny' jokes - women doing dishes and men watching football, etc. (Jokes only, remember!) This past weekend I learned the real meaning of the term: I took Tolkien the Australian Cattle Dog for a herding lesson. 
Ho-lee Smokes that dog can herd! Without any instruction he tore across the pen and chased the sheep (which he had never seen before) right back to the trainer. With only minimal instruction he learned to work the stock in the direction the trainer desired. He told us the Toetoe could compete in herding trials with only a little more instruction. The dog has talent. It's amazing that having gone the first 3 years of his life without ever encountering a sheep he knew exactly what to do when he dinlly did come upon one.
Ho-lee Smokes that dog can herd! Without any instruction he tore across the pen and chased the sheep (which he had never seen before) right back to the trainer. With only minimal instruction he learned to work the stock in the direction the trainer desired. He told us the Toetoe could compete in herding trials with only a little more instruction. The dog has talent. It's amazing that having gone the first 3 years of his life without ever encountering a sheep he knew exactly what to do when he dinlly did come upon one.
posted by Fishpimp | 6:10 PM
4 Comments:
Great story. You must of been one proud papa.
Heh. One of my friends had a German Shepherd for a long time, every few weeks he'd take her down to Centralia or somesuch BFE where someone he knew had sheep for her to herd.
Good dog karma.
Way to go, Toe! Herding trials, huh? You needed another hobby, didn't you?
Have you herd the one about the sheep and the fishmpimp?
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