Please read this. This is
another video of Dot doing
what she loves most. As her
previous appearance for Border
Collie Rescue seemed to be
popular we thought you might
want the chance to see her
again.Dot - aged 14 (close to
15) shows the grace, spirit
and dedication of her breed in
this slowed down movie of her
herding in ou
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Please read this. This is
another video of Dot doing
what she loves most. As her
previous appearance for Border
Collie Rescue seemed to be
popular we thought you might
want the chance to see her
again.Dot - aged 14 (close to
15) shows the grace, spirit
and dedication of her breed in
this slowed down movie of her
herding in our 6 acre
field.There is no explanatory
commentory to this video and
not a lot of the sheep - we
have focused on Dot, showing
her energy, power, experience,
natural grace, beauty and
herding ability - she is the
Beauty of our Land and we love
and respect her dearly.But for
those who want some sort of
explanation for her actions,
she has been sent into the
field to bring the sheep back
to Nicki who is off camera. At
first Dot runs around the
outside of the field, keeping
low so not to frighten the
sheep and appoaches the bulk
of the flock from behind, over
the horizon. She gently moves
them into a tight flock and
down the field together, going
back to gather in the odd
groups of two or three that
have been left behind and then
brings them back up the field
to Nicki, pausing at one point
to scan around and see if she
has missed any.She does all
this without any further
instruction or intervention
other than being told at the
start to 'Come Bye' (go
Clockwise). The rest she works
out for herself and gets the
job done.The music we have
chosen has poignant lyrics
which - to us - amply reflect
the demise of the ancient and
traditional role of the
sheepdog in farming in the UK
today. Perhaps not quite what
the writers intended, but
nevertheless fitting for our
application and a wonderful
irish/celtic melody well worth
listening to if you don't give
a damn about sheepdogs. In the
USA the Border Collie is
generally better appreciated
and respected for its natural
talents than in the land of
its birth - the UK.For this -
amongst other things -
America, we salute you.We hope
you all enjoy this video, but
particularly DieselBodine who
has previously expressed his
enjoyment of our scenic
landscape - this ones for you
Scott.

Category Pets & Animals

Tags border, collie, rescue, sheepdog, training, herding, sheep, dot