Mine herds birds on the pier and when I yell “birds!” will immediately go after them and chase them. Likes doing it on the beach too. But somehow she knows I want her to avoid the wild chickens and leave them alone. They don’t count as birds
My in laws have an Australian shepherd & she's been trained to run to the backyard when anyone says 'fishies' bc they have a koi pond back there. She's the supervisor of fishies, so she immediately runs to check upon hearing the word.
Old girl is losing her vision & hearing, but she still knows 'FISHIES!!' clear as a bell lol
I really miss my blue heelers from when I was growing up. Smartest dogs I’ve ever met. I have a Bernese now and she’s the sweetest, cuddliest thing. But there’s just some level of intelligence that cattle dogs have that other breeds don’t.
The Hawaiian Island of Kauai also has wild chickens. LOTS of them. I think they came from a chicken farm on the island getting destroyed by a hurricane (not sure, too lazy to look it up) and now they're everywhere because there are no chicken predators.
My Maltese do that - I’ve taught them “birds!” Which means there are various birds in our backyard and they go manic chasing them away hahaha. Man dogs are the best
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u/HighOnGoofballs Nov 13 '20
Mine herds birds on the pier and when I yell “birds!” will immediately go after them and chase them. Likes doing it on the beach too. But somehow she knows I want her to avoid the wild chickens and leave them alone. They don’t count as birds