Working Dogs - Farm To Fork Wyoming
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- Highly attuned to their partnership with man, livestock herding and guardian dogs are powerful and essential forces in the balance of nature and predation for today's Wyoming rancher. Farm to Fork Wyoming is back with a new episode centered around the life of a working dog.
This is how dogs should live.....you can see that they love what they're doing....
Mine loves laying on the couch.
Yup... Same... I have a border collie and she loves just being calm staying indoors and resting with a huge happy doggie smile... She doesn't like the outdoors and if we go anywhere she just wants to be right at my side ..
@@surfk9836 and here i thought she'd like to surf
I can’t imagine life without dogs in any capacity.
I concur.
K9s are truly god sent.
Loyal to a fault.
Dogs are elite
Technically while you are thinking, you are imagining.
We had a border collie mix. That dog was our pet not a farm dog but it’s been THE ABSOLUTE smartest dog we’ve ever had. Both my husband and I are convinced she understood English. You could spell words, use different tones and purposely try to trick her but she’d always figure it out. When our daughter was born we had to keep an eye out on the dog bc she would herd our daughter into a corner or part of a room and “hold” her there. She lived to be just shy of 17 yo. I still miss Mollie. She was one of a kind and hell of a great. Ty for a great show. ❤️
my border collie gathered .....any thing. She never rested when I lived with my son, me in one room, him in another .... and she spent all the day trying to herd us together. If we were together, she rounded us if we tried to walk away. She decided all things similar, well, they have to be in a pile, thats it, no compromising.
Awesome dog.
I had a border collie/beagle mix and she was smart too. Her name was Mattie.
I found lost one for a farmer. Jumped out of his truck bed. I could tell what the Border Dog. was trying to tell me. To funny I was a dog groomer taking a break out side -
I had boder collie mix as well rode in my pick up when we pulled up to an intersection he would look both ways
My brother has a border collie and 3 kids and he uses the collie to round up the kiddos... its really efficient and really adorable to see. He just says get the kids and the collie heads downstairs and literally pushes them in the direction of the stairs and they've learned not to fight it because he is really persistent lol
We had a wonderful, beautiful stray just show up at my parents house almost 20 years ago. He was a border collie/cocker spaniel mix. He definitely had the heart and working spirit of the collie. The best dog we have ever owned. He ran off with a runaway husky one time. We put word out on all of the local stations in N. Ga wanting our boy back. We recieved a call that he was seen with the husky 3 counties over (almost 100 miles away). He had to cross railroads and a river to get there. We thought we'd never see our boy again. One week later, we arrived home from school and found our boy sitting by the mailboxes, waiting for us like he always did. He passed at almost 18-years old. There will never, ever be another one like our handsome, smart boy.
That's such a wonderful story ❤️
Great story!
Border Collies come responsible creatures at 17th months. The olden days in Scotland, Border Collies that had reached that age would be allowed to take herds out of sight of the Master, and the Master knew that this dog would take care of the sheep and bring them back at a certain time, every time. Border Collies are the most amazing dogs in the world! They understand as much language as you can teach them. At some point they start putting words together and can respond to something they have never heard before. At some point, perhaps 7 months, they realize that everything has a name. Not only do they herd but females (I've never had a male) make great sitters for old people, and can alert them to get up and move around instead of wasting away. If you take a border collie on a family vacation, she will want to sit in the front seat and will watch carefully where you are going. If you go to the same place regularly, your border collie will remember all the turns and stops, etc, and will get excited when getting closer. My last Border Collie who died last week after 15 fantastically good years, was a sitter for my mother for her first four years. After a while, during the 17th month of her life, I asked her to tell me when we got close to the last turn to my mother's street, and she did that exactly for the rest of the 4 years. Once I was listening to a radio program that I became emerged in and I missed her barking and when I missed the turn, she stood up in her seat and put her paws on my fight leg and looked into my eyes and I could see she was saying, You are so dumb, you missed the turn!
When you see a working Border Collie it looks like that is all that they do. But like you and me, that is their job and when off, they can amaze and cause wonderment. My Cait worked in so many ways, not just keeping up with my mother's health but also by being on the lookout for small animals that needed help. A lizard trapped in a flower vase that I could never hear, Cait could hear and fetch me, then point to where the noise was. My favorite time was when she came to get me to take me to free a young opossum from a recycling bin. AS I freed the opossum, Cait watched like a mother dog. When I put the baby into the fork of a tree, Cait came and looked at the baby until it moved on. She wanted to see the job through.
And Cait learned people's names and remembered them forever! I bragged about her to other people and Cait looked so embarrassed and pleaded with me to stop. You know your dog, your dog knows you and you work out a way to communicate that is simply wondrous. You come to think of your dog, Border Collie or not, as a person, and with a Border Collie at least, you come to respect them because they have to be free enough to still be her own person.
And then there is the Border Collie stare. Many a dog over the years have run out to attack Cait and I but Cait would turn and give them those super hero stare. Every dog that came out to attack us went away crying without a fight. And we would walk maybe 30 feet or so and Cait would turn and look at me with a smile on her face and tail wagging, saying, "We sure showed them, didn't we?"
I could go on and on, but this is the best companion you could ever have. (Except all others)
I’ve recently lost my collie so am watching this and am super close to crying, but I think it’s also a good turning point for me because I need to get used to the fact I’m gonna see collies again.
I’m glad I had a collie but on the other hand now we’ve lost her it’s one of those things that’s gonna be a constant reminder, she was a great dog and I’m struggling not to cry whilst watching this.
One like for the collie to show we love them
I’m very sorry for your loss, mine are like my children, although I expect them to do dangerous things.
Please get yourself another pup and help us guard and keep the breed healthy and viable.
@Richard Perez That breaks my heart. I hope you will get another to honor your girl and to help fill the hole in your heart.
Sorry for your loss.
I have had collies and now an Aussie. The collies had more of a tender bond with the humans. Our Aussie loves my husband, but would rather be outside guarding the property
Lost my Emma over 16 year old German shepherd mix.
Im a little biased, but she really was the very best dog in the whole world.
I know your pain........
I have a Great Pyrenees. He has no sheep to protect, but he’s doing a terrific job protecting me, hubby and the cockatiel.
Oh yes used to have a Great Pyrenees years back she was sweet but Lord don't try to hurt anybody
I have a Pyrenees/ lab mix, she does a great job protecting me from vicious squirrels 🐿!
I once heard a Native American legend of how when God was separating humans from animals, the dog jumped across the growing divide to stay with the humans. God bless the dogs.
Aj Jj and? Animals are eaten everywhere, no different then eating a cow.
When did God separate humans from animals, just curious.
Native Americans don't believe in god tho? In my country (Brasil) the they have their own belief.
@@cappystrano1 never
@@karenpontes5509well it’s different everywhere, like in North America I looked it up and it says that they believe in the great spirit
Where I hunted Elk last year they were ranging sheep and they were using Akbash dogs. Those dogs knew EXACTLY what was going on everywhere on the mountain. I have a pointer so I appreciate the value of a well trained dog. I watched these Akbash dogs several times and I was AMAZED what these dogs did all by themselves with no direction. The adult female ran the show 100%. There's no telling what a dog like that is worth.
Working dogs are happiest dogs on earth. They got their taste of “self realization.”
They are certainly the most intelligent group of dogs.
Everyone, 2 legged, 4 legged, are happiest when they have an important job to do and become proficient at it. Gives life meaning.
@@americanpatriot7247 Well said.
Love seeing this getting some play. I grew up in Wyoming and worked on a ranch for 5 years. Neither one of my parents are ranchers, so I started working on a ranch totally "green". (Still one of the best jobs I have ever had. I mean, look at that landscape.) I mostly did irrigation, fence repair, haying, etc and didn't work with the cattle that much directly because I wasn't familiar with horses and all of that. Not a cowboy. But occasionally I would help move a herd from one pasture to the other. And if it was some one off thing, we mostly just used ATV's and maybe only one or two guys on a horse, if any, just because saddling up a horse is a hassle for a quick thing. Then one day they asked me to help move a larger herd a large distance and they saddled up a horse for me. I was absolutely blown away at the work the dogs did. They did more than 2 guys on horses as far as keeping the herd together. I am not exaggerating. Really put that in your mind. Watching an animal do more work for humans than a human can is a miracle. And to this day, they were the most fulfilled and mentally healthy dogs I have ever seen. I'll say it again in a different way. Yes, dogs are lovely companions and their value is immeasurable. But on that day their value was measurable and I realized they deserved a higher hourly rate than me. That's a crazy notion, isn't it? The horses too. They knew what to do better than me. I nearly never needed to direct my horse to do anything. She knew exactly what the goal was. I'm so lucky to have seen animals and humans just instinctively thinking and working together, like true co-workers.
What a beautiful life lesson you were able to have. Thank you for sharing your experience and thoughts.
You were blessed to have that experience.
Dang dude. That's really cool. I won't say you're "lucky"... cuz you got yourself out there in that work/life.. but I'll still say it. You're lucky. Whyd you leave it?
I live in Wyoming. We are proud of our ranchers. These dogs are wonderful. They aren't pets. Working dogs are a ranchers best friend. I love how well this documentary was made. This is how it is in Wyoming. Many of my friends are rancher owners. Thank you for sharing this video.
I have a pet Maremma in the suburbs, working line. Friendliest dog on the block. And she LOVES the car....just sittng in it and going for rides to the doggie store and the restaurant. But when a feral cat got near my birds who were on the driveway in cages, she woke up from a dead sleep and chased it off.
If I was younger I will go to a ranch for a job.
As someone living in a suburb far from Wyoming, this video is beautiful and I have a lot of respect for the ranchers and dogs out there working the land. And working it responsibly, too! This video REALLY got me interested in the nomadic ranching life that these folks must live. I would love it if this channel did a "day in the life" video of some sort about what it's like for a nomadic rancher.
I would love to live in the wild open spaces of Wyoming like you!
Love from Scarborough UK.
I used to live in Montana(just north of Wyoming)hehehehe. I have traveled through Wyoming many dozens of time....very close to God's country(Montana). Very fun to watch.
my first very own dog 'Benn' was a mix of border collie and pyrenese. I got him when i was 13 and we lived together for almost 16 years. he was the dog of a lifetime, i miss him every day
Julie Julie ❤️☹️☺️
So sorry
For almost thirty years I've raised English Springer Spaniels for bird hunting. Everything from doves to geese, and they have absolutely been the best companions one could ask for. Dogs are truly one of the best things God gave us.
I raised a litter of Springer Spaniels it was so much fun. They were a delight. I wanted to keep all eight of them. They were black and white and were so cute
Not a day of my life has been lived without a couple Springers in the house (and fields behind it). Truly man's best friend.
They definitely have the spark of the Divine.
In Australia we use border collie cross kelpie dogs for working. I have two who can go from working half wild cattle in the hills in the morning to visiting the old age home in the afternoon (after a wash!). They are my best friends.
I admire the respect they have for their dogs, it's a good thing for animals
and their herds. The way they talk about respecting the cattle shows they care about everything out there
There’s no way I could be a cameraman on a documentary like this I would spend my whole day playing with the dogs instead of running my camera 😂
The dogs would ignore you. They have jobs. 😆
Hahaha yeah, believe me I wanted to, but every time I tried they were scared of me or too focused on the work at hand!
Thomas Holmes lol a good working dog will play you lol
As tempting as that may be,I have a strong suspicion the dogs wouldn't cooperate with that. Although some of those collies are awful pretty.
They would have little desire to play with you so your camera would be safe:0)
Many of these dogs in this video look like Great Pyrenees. This breed knows their job (and flock) anywhere. I know a guy who owns one in Manhattan's East Village. He repairs heating systems and takes him to work every day. When he emerges from his apartment each morning, he tells the dog, "go find the car" (which can be parked anywhere on the block or its vicinity). The dog heads to it and finds the car (or "sheep") every time, regardless of where it is parked. The man and dog live in the front-facing, ground floor apartment--the bldg. owner believes the huge dog keeps robbers away. The dog also LOVES women--goes up to them on the sidewalk. He's quite the character.
Interesting characteristic of the apartment dog. We own a Great Pyr/Anatolian (Turkish sheep dog) cross. At 12 yo, Maccabee is still my special boyfriend. We got him from friends who own a hog farm in Texas, where this cross is very popular. “Boo” LOVES the ladies, especially me. He will always place himself between me and an exterior door. If I’m in my bedroom, he’ll lay in the hallway in front of the door. Once my husband took him along on a visit to a couple friends - the wife is a P.D. cop and the husband is an S.O. deputy. Boo walked to the wife, leaned against her leg, did his ‘melted butter slide’, and batted his big brown eyes at her. The husband laughingly asked if he should be worried. My husband’s not-so-laughable reply was, “Yes, be very worried.” Before my husband and our dog left, Boo dropped his head in the wife’s lap and gave out with a very heavy sigh. That boy was IN LOVE.
There is an amazing amount of animal wisdom in the commentaries here. These folks really know about working with dogs, cattle, sheep and predators. Their knowledge is rare. It deserves respect.
Wyoming's landscape, sky and mountains look amazing.
My maternal grandfather raised Scottish Blackface sheep in Ireland. He kept Border Collies. His favorite was a female named "Jess". He talked about her all the time. It seems she was the one who really ran the farm and kept everyone from the sheep to the geese and chickens to the other collies in line and good order.
My bff found a great pyrenees sitting alongside the road last winter. It was super cold that night so she said, "if you want help, get in." He got in her 4-door Ford & took up the back seat. She started calling him Sasquatch & called another friend to contact the animal shelters in the area. We're abt an hr. south of Canada. Finally found a guy looking for his dog. Turns out the guy sold his flock. But in reality it was the dog's flock & he went out every day looking for them. The guy was planning on finding another job for his dog. 🙂
That's pitiful.
These dogs are Scottish border collies , they are the most intelligent dog there is, if an American owns a truck that breaks down he might ring his friend to discuss what went wrong and to work out what to do next, whilst he’s doing that his collie will be looking round the cab to mind the instruction Manuel. They are wonderful animals.
More like this. Not just the dogs, who are amazing, but the folks in this piece are holding up more than their share off the sky
Love this. We have a guard cat on the farm, she’s more akin to the brown dogs where she roams. One day a red-fox got into the hen-house and ate many of the hens (the goats in the paddock next to the hens were ignored since they have full horns). The next day my wife was riding the trail and saw the cat stalking in the woods, thinking she was getting a squirrel or chipmunk, but instead saw the red Fox standing at alert since my wife was on horseback. Then while she was filming we saw Pippi full on frontal-assault to the fox and just tore into its face (the Fox never returned since it probably figured any small animal crazy enough to frontal attack a fox must be too dangerous); presumably she was defending her hunting grounds. The only apex predator she wouldn’t attack was when we had a bobcat attack (left that to the dog to intimidate)
I've had one boarder collie and known many others. They are very smart dogs, but I knew one that was phenomenal. Her name was Maggie and she knew the English language. Not sure how large her vocabulary was but it was absolutely amazing. It's not just the number of words she knew but her ability to "figure" things out. More so than some people you will met.
We have done to our dogs, the same thing that we have done to a couple generations of our children. They are now too pretty and too far removed from the land and its animals. When the lights go out around the world for whatever reason our younger people will starve with their cell phone or laptop.
I see kids walk past their dogs when they return home, with no understanding. When I or my wife come into the house after being gone, we are greeted at the back door by Betty and Bovie. They always get a good scratching and kind words.
This is a great video that lots of people should see. Especially those that think their food comes from a grocery store across town.
Perfectly said Robert
Good news a few of us from those generations didn't catch that shallow delusionary bug. 😉 there's still hope. I do agree that this idea that we can keep cramming people into cities and just not worry about the natural world is incredibly naive. My biology class had set traps the night before to practice doing population surveys and we returned to find some of our traps had been very obviously vandalized by humans. Most likely they were trying to be nice and set the mammals we were trapping free but had this been a serious conservation study and not a teaching demo they could have really tampered with conservation efforts. Which could have been bad for all the animals at in the long run. Not to mention they damaged school property whilst trying to play hero. Often times well meaning people do a lot of harm because they want to help but don't have the proper knowledge to do so. I think a lot of that comes from being stuck in the city. That disconnect from the natural world is going to be what does us all in.
@@LITTLEMUSTANGFILLY i'm one of them too! mom says i'm more like my great grandmother than anyone else in the family (green thumb, nature and plant lover, animal lover and respecter, artistic in most ways [sewing, painting, drawing] earthy since of humor and out there fashion sense lol) my great grandma was one of those people who raised barn animals, dogs and birds up until she no longer could and had a huge flower garden, i'm learning to garden and have kept all sorts of critters (lizards, insects, hermit crabs[i was really little], cats, mice, rats, rabbits, and finally my first dog [currently]) , I like to educate people, when i get the chance, about proper husbandry and why you should never kill wild creatures that enter your yard, just leave them be, they will leave eventually on their own.
I grew up in Nebraska and my family are farmers there… Guardian dogs live in a way we can learn from - Eager to work ! They are an integral part of the farm family… And the cats rule over the barns and make sure the rodent population stays in check… Man and animals living in symbiosis -how it should be I love it!❤️
Great video! For those who might think this is an abuse of the dogs, stop that thinking. These dogs love (for lack of a better word) doing this! They live for it. If you have, for a pet, one of these breeds or a mix of them, know that you have to give your dog a job (or jobs) that will make up for what they were bred to do. When I say job, it can be something as simple as catching a frisbee and bringing it back to you...multiple times on end. I have an Australian Shepard and Lab mix. This is a working and sport dog mix that needs something to do almost every day. Games are a job for these pets, My dog loves simple fetch (ball, stick, kong toy), keep away of a toy from my other dog, catching a frisbee, and hide and seek of his toys to keep him happy...he would do this all day and never tire of it ( I even have to insist the dog takes a break and get a drink now and then). My spouse also walks the dog for an hour each day. Keep your dog busy with a "job" and you will have a happy and well-behaved companion.
Wow.. these people, these dogs, their herds...and even the predators.. I bow in respect and admiration
I see some very happy dogs there ... love it
Very interesting. In France also, sheep and cattle go to the mountains in the summertime, it's been done for centuries. While they're up there the shepherds make cheese that has a higher quality than the cheese made in the valley, because up there the grass is better.
Fabulous information. Thank you. Such respect for and use of what they do by nature. No sugar coating. Well done.
I was totally impressed with this video and the new information I gained. I had no idea of the various guard dog
breeds from Turkey and Asia. The fact that there are three different "jobs" the dogs do is amazing and how they
interconnect was very informative. It is very satisfying that our ranchers are using these techniques over such
a large expanse of land and that other countries are also using these methods. I had no idea! Thank you for
posting this video, it was a real eye opener and I salute all the ranchers for their hard work. They are the soul
of this nation.
I just have 8 horses 5 cows and 48 goats and an Australian Shepherd who controls the whole show.
Go Aussie!
How much does the dog pay you?
Well get a cat to put it in their place 😹
@@guardrailbiter :P
StMichaelsArmy Undoubtedly one of the sweetest comments I’ve ever read.
I have a Anatolian × Great Pyrenees livestock Guardian dog, he has fathered many wonderful puppies. He protects everybody and everything within his area. I wouldn't have any animals if I didn't have him, we have very bold coyotes and quite a few mountain lions also Bobcats, when I first moved to this property we had a Mexican red wolf that would come around occasionally but he got the message and hasn't been back. Livestock Guardian dogs Wildlife preservation dogs, they bark to keep the wildlife away. I live near the border and have actually watched my dog heard the illegals away from my house until border patrol arrived.
Excellent
Bless you living near our current border issues. May God continue to watch out for you and yours and your pup. I think I would want at the very least 2 where you're at. Stay safe, friend.
Good boi
What A gift the Lord God Almighty has given us in the Dog.
Also the cat too.
The shepherd and the sheep
We just weren't worthy enough to domesticate tigers
@Faqyur Ma'ama "The light that burns twice as bright burns half as long." as they say. It's all about the rate of cellular turnover, as in the rate at which old cells in a body are replaced with new ones. See, a person lives twice as long as a horse and a horse lives twice as long as a dog, on average. Likewise, a dog heals from a wound twice as fast as a horse and a horse twice as fast as a human. Because dogs heal faster, they live shorter lives when compared to people. It's a trade off.
@Faqyur Ma'ama I am so sorry that you lost your beautiful girl. But you will see her again I believe.
As a trainer of dogs from age 6 , I'm in my 60s now , I totally admire all working canines. Some things you just can't teach . They get it or they don't. A good way they learn , is from others. My current best friend was a barn hunter . But she will protect me with her last breath. I am almost completely blind now and she knows that I am needing her help . Thanks for sharing this story. I HATE puppy mills! Be careful where you get a new family member! My girl , got it , she knew exactly what to do!
Kudos to these ranchers for using guard dogs to deal with predators! They have a deep understanding of the relationships between the animals and how they interact in the landscape.
I love seeing these dogs fulfilling their true purpose. So cool
I'm watching this amazing documentary and wondering what has happened to so many of us; Obsessed by fashion, Facebook and Twitter. We are in danger of losing an essential part of our natures. These ranchers seem so content. As content as their dogs obviously are!
Yes. The only problem is the World is multi-cultural & multi-racial and we all need to be able to feel free enough to enjoy the wide-open spaces. Not just the alabaster group. I am a native Northern Californian who grew up with a great appreciation for the beauty and majesty of the West. However being of Central American heritage; raised in San Francisco, I would love to be able to feel safe there. In 2022 there is so much hatred that as lovely as this is, there are downsides to making these red states like Wyoming and Montana described as totally idyllic.
Saw your post yes when this current crisis of homelessness and drug addiction and filth in the streets comes to an end the rancher will still be working and the food industry will be good along with grocery stores and small jobs in the grocery store but there will not be as many jobs in the future except on ranches or making barbed wire lumber bulldozers etc ranch stuff I liked your post it meant quite a bit in depth to me thank you
Thanks for sharing these magnificent videos that show amazing landscapes, grazing animals and the alchemy by which ranchers coexist and work with their dogs. We need more stuff like this on social media in my opinion. Thanks for sharing - Chris from NC
When I was growing up, we had an amazing border collie named Duke. Dad always said that Duke was worth 3 or 4 cowboys on horseback. We could tell him "Bring 'em in" and he would go out and round up the whole herd and bring them to the gate. Even though he was a registered border collie, he probably wouldn't have been considered AKC correct, since he was white with a black patch over about a 3rd of his face. He lived to be about 13 or 14, before he died.
Enjoyed watching this video so much. Even tho I live in Illinois and own a spaniel I feel strongly that herding and sporting dogs need a job. My spaniels job is keeping the squirrels and raccoons away from the bird feeders. He takes this very seriously and is praised every time he completes his task. It's important to him.
The pure instincts these working breeds have even without training is astonishing, there is a ranching You Tube channel I watch and they have a German Shepherd that was just supposed to be a pet, no training at all but he works those cattle great, like a slower moving relaxed border collie, rarely making a mistake.
They are trained to listen to commands, not the herding part.
Used both guardian dogs and working Border Collies here in upstate NY since moving here from Philly PA area in 1989!! Grazed up to 600 ewes who with their lambs totaled 1200 to 1400 in the summer. Grazed large properties of grass, bedding down at night in movable electric fencing... Had Great Pyrs and Abash guardians--3 dogs for 300 ewes. My BCs were used for all moving, carroling and penning.
Finally got too old to do it alone, but loved every minute of it!!!
dogs are at their most awesome when they are working.
God looked down upon man,
And saw he easily became lonely, afraid, anxious, and worrisome.
God took pity upon man,
And gave him the dog.
I love the fact that the subtitles describe the sheep bleating as "sheep baaing" that's adorable
Beautiful to see these dogs and ranchers treating their herds with respect. This is sadly so rare. Most cattle never see the light of day on a regular basis, nor do they get to graze and eat grass as they were meant to.
Hello there
Henry Wilson here in Lancashire England. It's very interesting lissoning to your way of life with your dog's. Of course we have a lot to do with the collie Sean has how they are from the north east of England. All bread from one strain.
This was wonderful to watch - much respect for the dogs and horses who make the job possible! On PItt Island, New Zealand we would be lost without the dogs and horses when it comes to mustering over lakes, beaches, wetlands and other inhospitable areas. Beardie crosses are fab!
Great program. Very well executed.
Thank You! So glad you enjoyed it!
Such beautiful people, dogs, landscape and work, from Australia 🇦🇺🌏👌 mate
Great video! I've loved working dogs since I was a child. Understanding the mentality of.your animal is how to get the most out of it. Great content!
We LOVE working dogs. They are intuitive, intelligent, loyal, protective, and fierce if necessary.
Absolutely fantastic video! So much respect for the people who raise, train, and use these extraordinary animals!
Sending love to Wyoming. I am from Scotland, had a fantastic trip to Eaton’s Ranch. Loved Sheridan. Lovely people. Didn’t want to come back.
What a good show...Thanks to the ranchers and to the guys and girls that made this.
When i was a sophomore in University I lived in basement suite near Campus , the owners upstairs had a border collie. She would sit on the porch in the morning, waiting for me to leave, but then she would never let me leave the yard, herding me back to my doorstep. It turned into a game of wits and and athleticism, and she had me sussed, despite my use of shrubs, tables and other tactics such as leaving earlier or later. She was otherwise loving and affectionate to me, but when it came to me leaving the yard she was the boss of me.
... my great grandfather and grandfather would go up to wyoming to work sheep... they went back and forth from roy new mexico where they had a 1000 acre sheep ranch... pure marino sheep... lots of fond memories out there...
I live in the south of France and herds of sheep and or goats are kept by dogs and the sheperd; it's always a big pleasure to see them roam about in the Cévennes , Lozère or in the plains.
It's really sad that there are no young people participating in this documentary. Makes me think there are very few young farmers going into this, and that's just sad. It looks like such a fulfilling job. Then again, I remember when I was a child there used to be a shepherd who came into town with his flock once in a while, but he has disappeared long ago as well...
It would be really great for ranchers to take in volunteers, I would totally go and participate.
trust me there are still young farmers
There are, it’s just the experts are generally gonna be older like these folks.
@@danielcastaneda4356 you can go work on a ranch. I had a roommate in college who did this for a summer
That's so true, the average age for ranchers in the US is 67 years old.
It's sad to think about
Always blown away by border collies
Not sure how this ended up in my YT feed (maybe binge-watching Yellowstone and seeing The Legend of Spitfire recently), but I’m glad it happened. This was fascinating, illuminating, and engrossing for a suburban Jersey kid to watch. Real people saying honest things, in a time where that is in short supply; educational without being patronizing; respectful of both the ancient and newer ways of the dogs’ roles, breeding, challenges, etc.; not sugar coating what happens when things don’t work out as planned (e.g. dogs getting hurt, maimed, or killed), yet the owners/handlers acknowledging that they are working to prevent that going forward; and mainly, just beautiful and real explanations and vivid visuals of a world I knew nothing about, but am now interested in. Well done, and thank you!
This makes me
want to move to Wyoming!
anti pinko yes!! Me too! Although, I don’t think I’d survive the brutal, cold Winters.
Hope you like snow!!
This is the REAL agility for dogs. I really like rancher's life. Unfortunately here in Italy there aren't ranch. However there are amazing place in the nature that are perfect for our stockdogs
You could get your pack thick spiked collars to protect them from wolf bites.
Beautiful conclusion to this story, moving the animals like they were in the past. That it how we give back to the land, and the animals we raise to feed our people. The land needs animals moved over it to keep a healthy ecosystem. we’ve centralized our meat and plant production through “modernization” and that creates a sickly run off that poisons,. instead of the natural cycle that used to occur in the old system.
first doggo was a high drive BC, best decision ever. loves to do a job and does it 100%
Good program. Good to see animals used and bred correctly.
Its so beautiful to watch something that has been going on since biblical days. Indeed dogs are so helpful to share labor with farmers.
Since prebiblical days!
Love all these youtube experts who know it all and need to tell these ranchers what they are doing wrong.
Tell 'em again cause they didn't hear it.
Very nice documentary, great information! Of course, beautiful dogs. 😃
Thanks, what a great film. I live in Central Asia and regularly see CAO's. It is great to see them being used in the US.
Jonathan Rodgers I’ve never heard of that dog before. This is also the first time I’ve seen the bearded collie used as a working dog.
FANTASTIC........ I'm just in awe of ur puppy's. I'm a big fan of the dog and watching them perform like this , it just amazes me. GREAT JOB ....
The sheer magic of
a border collie at work.
One of the finest breeds
out there, ever.
19:25-19:40 great use of slow-mo with the bearded collie. Might be a tough working dog, but that was adorable.
This was a great little documentary. Seeing the different breeds & how they use them was interesting.
I love seeing the Akbash used on this side of the pond. They are serious protectors!
Wonderful, educational documentary...Thanks for this
Great program! Wonderful people and dogs! ThankQ!
My Rottweiler goes to work with me every day, she's clocked over 100k miles traveling. When I exposed her to goats, her herding instinct took over, originally Dover dog's, these instincts don't disappear.
The German dog breeds are herd dogs. My dad had horses and cattle. He used German Shepherds, Rotties, Blue Heelers and even Dobermans. Plus the Borders to catch the scragglers. They saw to it that the herds didn't get scattered, protected them and moved them. We had Rat Terriers around the out buildings and dad would take them to the hay stacks to rat and mouse. They even spent their days in the barns. Great vermin dogs. But we never had sheep or goats.
Sure it's not the instincts that are lost, but its the athleticism that is lost. If you compare a show German Shepard to a working German Shepard, you will notice that the show Shepard body is distorted to the point where it would not be capable to work for the police or on a farm even if it still had the instincts to do so.
Nature called this year our two Blue Heelers back to the big sky
our two queens Sofia and Soraja !
What a great program.
Beautiful, gorgeous dogs. God bless them and the people who take care of them.
Love the working dogs
One of the most enjoyable and informative videos I've watched. Superb !!
Absolutely great video. Thank you for making and posting it
What an interesting video. Love seeing working dogs doing what they were bred for.
I wish any of my bosses were half as smart as one of those dogs .
😆 lol
This is how humans are supposed to be living. Look at how good and pure these people are and how symbiotic their relationship is with all the animals and nature in general. Everyone has a purpose and is needed. It breaks my heart seeing all these lost souls living in huge dehumanizing cities with filth and corruption everywhere, no one is happy or fulfilled. I want to be somewhere like that, where there is life and companionship, I know its hard work, but its more rewarding than anything a concrete jungle has to offer.
Beautiful place beautiful collies
I adopted a heeler mix from an Amish farm. This helped me understand his personality better. He’s a handful as a pet.
This is the coolest shit I’ve ever seen. My dog and I loved watching it!
PBS always has amazing footage!
Appreciate the facts at the end re: food supply. That was in my mind in light of this slow down in distribution (COVID19 context).
When I was young, I was able to work with these amazing dogs while I worked on some huge sheep & cattle ranches in Wyoming. Some ranchers have their digs professionally trained to work their livestock. (to obey specific commands from long distances)
They were obsessed with herd work, and incredibly handy to have around!
Excellent film , Dogs doing what they are born to do. Not just for looks and vanity.
Man's Best Friend! One for Cat: "We use Central Asian Abchurkas, from Central Asia. LOL. WAY smaller scale, I have 300,000 plus rainbow trout and my 2 1/2 year black lab has her eyes always to the skies, chasing Herons, Ospreys and Eagles. She'll never be a duck hunter, (Because she'd bark at them too), but she has a great nose for pheasants. Great video!
Wonderful your dog is a partner, it is amazing how dogs understand how to help
It's cool living this wy. as the people dogs and sheep move on for however long the wild predators can re inhabit the land that they'd previously been pushed out of. That seems like such a good way to do things.Loved this video. Also love what they were saying about dog breeding. It's fascinating.
Wonderful - absolutely love to see working dogs happy & loved in their work - we lose connection with nature at our peril - thank you for this... 👍👍🐾🦘👍 Inspirational.
Thank you for such a wonderful video. Dogs are the truly man's best friend....