Extreme sheep

**lph** · 03-21-2009, 12:59 PM

That was AMAZING!

Thanks!

**Zen** · 03-21-2009, 02:07 PM

Holy sheep!
Do you think all of that was real?

**Duck on Wheels** · 03-21-2009, 03:43 PM

Yeah! Cool movie, and I actually believe most of that was real, although maybe the animated walking sheep figure was a put together out of stills. UK-E's new digs in Wales has a view of a hillside with big flocks of sheep. First morning there we watched them being herded into lines for feeding. It looked like "synchronized flocking", a new olympic sport.

**sgtiger** · 03-21-2009, 03:58 PM

I wonder how long it took them to coordinate all that.

**ladyicon** · 03-21-2009, 04:19 PM

Thanks for sharing that. I was lol also.

**shootingstar** · 03-21-2009, 04:39 PM

Gee..impressive.

A few years ago, during 800 km. bike tour ride that he and I did in southeastern Ontario, we stopped in a city where there sheepdog competitions.

The dogs were put through tests of herding 2-3 sheep into various corners, corrals. They are amazing dogs if trained well.

**Zen** · 03-21-2009, 04:52 PM

I love watching those dogs work. Incredible instincts.

**7rider** · 03-23-2009, 10:48 AM

My BIL in Vermont has 50+ sheep and a pair of border collies.
The dogs are incredible athletes. It's amazing to watch them work.

**shootingstar** · 03-23-2009, 12:01 PM

Originally Posted by 7rider

My BIL in Vermont has 50+ sheep and a pair of border collies.
The dogs are incredible athletes. It's amazing to watch them work.

Yes, they are athletes. It' exhausting just to watch them run around herding the huge herds.

But the dogs look so happy doing it.

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