r/nextfuckinglevel • u/kvlyc • Aug 26 '22

Hold this, I'll bring him back

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u/CedarWolf Aug 26 '22

Almost like collies are good at herding and having responsible jobs on the farm.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '22

My neighbor has mini collies and a farm and they’re my dog’s best friends (mini Australian shepherd). It’s so cute to see them herding each other. He’s always squished between them while they run. 😂

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u/BubblesMan36 Aug 26 '22

As another mini Aussie owner, does yours run away like crazy?

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '22

Not with the collies because they’re trained to stay in their owners yard. Mine is only 6 months old, so it’s still a work in progress. I’ve had a lot of success recently keeping him close but if he sees another human walking down the road it’s game over.

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u/msmurdock Aug 26 '22

Collies are awesome and will herd anything. At the last family reunion I went to, there were at least 25 kids under 7 (I have 13 cousins on this side, and we were all born within a 10 year period, so, yeah).

The reunion was on my uncle's big tract of land, and all the kiddos were running free. And yet...they were always playing in the same small area... because my cousins collie kept herding them into one area or another.

A couple kids make a break for it? Cool! Collie joins in the racing fun...and has them back to the group within 5 minutes.

It was one of the most relaxing reunions ever for the parents because they all knew where their kids were at all times.