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What a good and useful working life he has led I am glad he is with his former handler - and has another dog , too Well Done, Sebbi.

and we will never know. It was obviously still powerful

Poor girl - I hope she pulls through. That would have been horrific for all concerned .

"before there were motorbikes and quads, there were sheepdogs"..... There are STILL sheepdogs. Motorbikes and quads are noisy, riders who do NOT understand/care for the sheep tend to go fast and stress the sheep, and accidents can be fatal. Dogs are quiet - they can read the sheep and act accordingly. With 2 dogs on a reasonable mob of sheep one can be at the lead slowing them down and leading them..and one can be at the rear/sides, keeping them together and moving . Sheepmen know that the speed of a mob is that of the slowest sheep . Sheep,en also know that there is often an old ewe who will try and break away from the mob/lead them in another direction.Dogs know this too- and can act independent of the stockman to keep the mob together and at speed. I hate seeing young folks roaring around sheep on wheels....the sheep often get confused, get away from moving as a mob, and need frequent correcting by a roaring bike/quad. Waeching good dogs handle large mobs of sheep is wonderful.

What a great initiative - for the dogs, and workers

Working dogs are a must I did hear yesterday though that there is talk of robot dogs being used in dairies and on farms !

Thank you, T for your view. I didn't even read the original - came straight to you! I agree with you.

When I was a renter in my previous life, I had a dog and two cats - there was no damage whatsoever ...except cat scratches on my furniture , I got a lovely reference from one landlady ....

why take staffy x puppies - and so young? They are not worth heaps of money ...and need a lot of looking after

Very strange- dear little things .I do hope the owner is OK .

Wow! One lucky dog

That's good news - wonder what her next adventure will be ?

Oh dear - an impossible task, I would think. I didn't know rabies was a problem in India ..how worrying , with so many strays/ferals .

While it may appear shocking - I think their request is very sensible.

Thanks Those dogs look very much at home in the water ....I had no idea there were 'World Championships" !