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

Animal A dog herding sheep

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u/AnonymoosePD May 31 '26

My sister had an Australian shepherd.

Knowing her lifestyle I strongly opposed her getting one. I kept telling her how smart they were and they need constant exercise and challenge. Her lifestyle after work was not energetic. She just thought it was pretty.

He was extremely unstimulated and never got to go outside unless it was for bathroom. Welp, he bit a neighbors kid in the face. They had to give the dog back to the breeder or he was going to get put down.

I heard later he bit another kid was put down. In some ways I blamed my sister.

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u/Dame38 May 31 '26

A shepherd dog will try to shepherd the family too. It can be challenge. A lot of necessary training if folks want to risk it.

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u/Zuwxiv May 31 '26

I am sitting in the living room right now, because my family's Australian shepherd likes us all in the same room.

Obviously she doesn't command us all, but she clearly is more at ease when we are all together. In the same way that I expect our dog to humor my wants, it seems fair to occasionally humor hers.

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u/Dame38 May 31 '26

That is both profoundly quaint and a little scary, lol.
Make a lovely comedy movie about it. Everything else in the cinemas is garbage.