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People Pay Farmers to Let Their Dogs Herd Sheep
Does your lazy, overweight house dog dog tire of sleeping at the end of your bed and waiting patiently for you to arrive home each night really yearn to be a sheep dog? Probably. And, since people will pay for almost anything related to their pets, companies have sprung up to let your house dog herd sheep!
American Public Media has more:
ANN DORNFELD: On this chilly Saturday, half a dozen city-dwellers are lined up with their dogs along a muddy field. The dogs are waiting for their turn to chase a flock of sheep into a tiny pen.
Sylvia Griggs is the facilities manager at Fido’s Farm, an 80-acre spread with hundreds of sheep. It’s been in operation for seven years. Griggs says business is booming thanks to the growing popularity of herding dogs as pets.
SYLVIA GRIGGS: A large base is mainly Australian Shepherds. People have no clue how active those dogs really are. They’re not designed as a pet. The dogs are bred to work, to have a job, and they don’t do well if they don’t have some type of outlet.
Photo by skoestr.
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Donna White on March 18th, 2011 10:44 am
Excellent! I know that many city dogs get into so much trouble with their owners because they are a “working dog” and want to DO something with their time. They are easily bored and can create chaos with very little help. Many end up a shelters because their owners don’t understand why they are tearing up their house or yard. All they need is activity and something to think about. Having a job makes them feel good too.
80% of dog owners pick the breed they want by looks and forget all the rest of the characteristics that come with that particular breed. Given a “job”, a dog will be happier. Kudos to Fido’s Farm.
Cindy Hawkins on March 19th, 2011 10:40 am
My neighbor’s charming Border Collie Mike, is such a hoot. Because you take him to the kiddy playground. he’ll run around the outside edge of where the kids are, and try in vain to ‘herd’ them! Lucky for him, his owners know some people with a farm in Massachusetts. Mike can visit, and run off some of that ‘buzz’ he seems to have been born with, enjoying the cows, sheep and geese, with which he has had varying degrees of success in herding!!.
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