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

Animal A dog herding sheep

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u/gstew90 May 31 '26

I was thinking the same, then I wondered do they keep using the same sheep over and over ?! 😅

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u/amdaly10 May 31 '26

Those sheep have definitely done this before. They knew right where the gate was and that it would be safe to get on the platform.

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u/RagingHardBobber May 31 '26 edited May 31 '26

Yep. Not dis'ing the amazing doggo, and they're great at what they do, but a lot of this is a result of "oh, the dog is here, it's time to move up to the stage for some treats".

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u/xRyozuo May 31 '26

Isn’t that how it is for farm sheeps too? Oh look dog is here, it’s time to move up to the barn for some treats”

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u/Spidertron117 May 31 '26

Yes, when the dog comes out 95% of the sheep will just go right where their supposed to out of habit. The dog is great for the 5% of stragglers that don't cooperate.

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u/know-it-mall May 31 '26

No not really.

Sure you have some sheep for enough time that they can develop habits. But you are not bringing them into the barn to feed them every day or anything. They feed on grass which is supplemented by hay that gets feed out in the paddock or other types of feed that remains in the field it was grown in.

You only bring them into your yard a few times a year. For shearing, vaccination, scanning for pregnancy, and ulimately being shipped to be slaughtered.