You be the sheep, and I'll be the wolf
Culture Clash!
The other night after tracking, everyone had a great romp in the field. Looking through my pictures, these ones stood out. Not the greatest photos but interesting. In the above photo, River is demonstrating how shepherds like to play. They are all about control. Border Collies are all about running! In the above photo, River demonstrates a neck grip, which is an acceptable way for a GSD to stop a running SHEEP in the world of GSD herding (HGH). Ted is happy, because he gets to run full tilt. The neck grip (to be clear) is to grab the wool at a thick spot on top to stop the sheep, not to hurt it in any way (which would not be acceptable, of course). 
River was so excited that her one ear, which is usually down, was UP. I guess she figured that she should really get into that wolf role. She looks like a different dog! Most people have no concerns about coming over to pat River because with her coat and floppy ear she looks like a big Golden. Some actually stiffen when I say she is a German Shepherd. When both ears are up like Caden's or Thorn's, people sometimes cross the street rather than pass me on a sidewalk - yet Caden is overly frendly if anything!
Just some ramblings on a nice, cool summmer morning.
Category Article Border collie, Commentary, German Shepherd, GSD herding
