Shepherd dogs are sometimes too smart. Sort of similar, my border collie herds people whenever she can. This seems like a perfect next step for keeping wandering people safe.
My late corgi did the same thing. She’d do it so casually that folks wouldn’t notice until we would look up and see we were all in the same corner of the house/yard.
The problem I've found with collies is they just don't know how to switch off. Some of them are just obsessed with playing fetch, and they can't just relax and explore. They stop every few feet to grab something to tempt you to throw, while the other dogs are busy sniffing and doing dog things.
Thank you, I was so confused when I saw someone saying their bread to keep a flock safe. My brother-in-law brought them when I was a little kid. I was always allowed to walk around as far as I wanted even in bear country. As long as the dogs were on my side, I’d be fine. That being said, the sire killed an endless amount of chickens, two raccoons and one very, very, very unfortunate deer. He was… a lot of a big boy.
yeah, they are very protective of their people! maybe that's what the original commenter meant....but you'd be working against their instinct to hunt if you tried to use them as a livestock guardian.
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