Hi here is a very cool video with some very well trained dogs. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2FX9rviEhw
Shepherds' Spring Farm North Gower, On Canada http://www.shepherdsspringfarm.ca/ _____ From: fibernet@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fiber...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Katy Blanchard Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 11:12 AM To: fibernet@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [fibernet] Sheep herding demo Those silly sheep made it on Countdown with Keith Olberman on MSMBC last night! Katy Blanchard Urban Eagle Design http://www.urbaneag <http://www.urbaneagledesign.etsy.com> ledesign.etsy.com http://www.urbaneag <http://www.urbaneagleherbco.etsy.com> leherbco.etsy.com http://www.urbaneag <http://www.urbaneagle.com> le.com Youngsville, New Mexico On Mar 19, 2009, at 2:53 AM, Nadine Chounet wrote: > > > The parts that are real are cool. But the distance stuff is computer > > generated > > > > > > > > I agree - and in fact have seen the first part of this before; the > set- > up I will believe, but the sheep walking is pure photoshop ... though > I would think that the 'pong session' (with stationary inanimate > middle pieces) could be easily accomplished. Especially looking at the > credits. I recognize a couple of those folks as world-class herders > (at least I have a couple of books here on the shelf with their names > on the spines). > > Makes me long for spring. We are losing snow rapidly but still have a > couple of feet on the ground. Signed up for a cattle clinic (herding) > March 28/29 to give both my dog and myself a season warm-up session! > All she has done all winter after re-sorting the breeding groups back > into their main flocks, is put in the ducks at night and that is not > work! The ducks see her poke her head in the gate and they run and get > into their little house. > > Nadine > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
