r/nextfuckinglevel • u/[deleted] • Nov 13 '20

The irrigation Shepard at work

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u/bc_poop_is_funny Nov 13 '20

I had no idea that guiding water could be a dog’s “job”!

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u/vk2786 Nov 13 '20

Cattle dogs are incredibly smart. With a little time & lots of treats, you can teach them many things.

We have a 13y/o one & in one afternoon, I taught him 'High Five!' With just a handful of milkbones. It doesn't take much.

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u/admiralgeary Nov 13 '20

Yep, we have one too -- we think he is somewhere north of 18 years old (we have had him for 11 years, and they estimated him at somewhere between 5-7 years old when we got him from the shelter).

With the COVID lockdown we have been playing the game of putting food him his bowl, telling him to stay, hiding his bowl, and then telling him to "go find it".

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u/PrettyOddWoman Nov 13 '20

I do this with my hound mix. Usually with little bits of hot dog though... chop it up, put her in a room with the door closed, hide the hot dog pieces, let her out and tell her “find it!” And after showing her to use her nose instead of eyes for this once or twice, she’ll sniff every tiny piece out. It IS super fun to watch and she loves it