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There is nothing more enjoyable than taking our German Shepherds to a sheep farm and working the sheep. German Shepherds take to this business instinctively -- it is the human shepherd who must learn to read both the sheep and the dog and determine how to make them follow the shepherd's plan.
The Problem: The sheep need to be moved from one side of the graze to another.
The solution: Find a German Shepherd with a little initiative and gather the sheep together.
The Setback: Maybe a little too much initiative from the German Shepherd -- he has lambchops on his mind . . . !
The correction: time out for a lesson in who's boss.
The holdouts: Never underestimate a ewe and her lambs.
For more information about sheepherding, please see article in the Star-Ledger by feature columnist, Joan Lowell-Smith in her column "Concerning Animals": http://www.nj.com/homegarden/homestories/index.ssf/2008/10/concerning_animals_shepherding.html
