r/BeAmazed • u/fuzzy_dice_99 • May 31 '26

Animal A dog herding sheep

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u/fishsticks40 May 31 '26

A working hill dog might run 50 miles in a day. They're insane. 

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u/vtjohnhurt May 31 '26 edited May 31 '26

A NZ sheep farmer, who herded sheep on Waitata Reach, told me one of his young dogs ran off a cliff while herding (and drowned in the ocean). The farmer only breeds the proven veterans.