persephone Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 :) Most of the dogs have been 'out bush' camping rough with the boss for the week ... working VERY hard mustering/trapping feral goats ...they came home last night ..and haven't moved (apart from mealtimes) .... Lovely!!...... and there are several hundred feral goats on their way to the meatworks . One of our girls was also missing a whole day in very thick scrub .....poor thing, we presume she had found a small number of goats and had shepherded them along all day ....no doubt wondering just where she was supposed to be taking them .. ( in known paddocks, she is left with large mobs of sheep for a couple of hours at a time , and keeps them 'on track' towards yards , etc )... only travelling a long way back to the camp after dark ..minus goats .... Impressive, as they hadn't been there previously . We have had that happen before with a dog ..we'd given him up .... and after he returned home 24 hrs later ... we backtracked , and found where he had a small mob of sheep ..and had kept with them ...... Thankfully this happens rarely ..this is only the third time in many many years . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixeduppup Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 (edited) Isn't that the best sound! Working dogs just sleeping instead of barking at the end of their chains or in their kennels? Your time is not long, enjoy it :D I love those dogs that can be trusted out of sight to do their thing. That girl would be worth her weight. Congrats on the goat moneys! You can buy a swimming pool! Edited September 27, 2013 by mixeduppup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted September 27, 2013 Author Share Posted September 27, 2013 Pay bills, more like .... *sigh* . yes, dogs that can work independently are just treasures !! This girl has a bit of the killer instinct which shows sometimes ...(like sneakily eating most of my guineafowl as a youngster) but she is fantastic at the all-day ,long distance stuff ..just plods along and concentration doesn't waver. Yes, silence is golden . They'll be off again next week for a shearing gig on a large property ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missymoo Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 wow, I love hearing these stories, that is so cool :) What a good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hankdog Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Looking at my couch pooch and wondering how it is he shares any genes with a dog like that. Love the working dog stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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