Rebecca, Irena Farm Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Someone sent this to me. I'd never actually seen this, though of course it's legendary. It's Roy, Molly, and I forget who they said the other dog was. They appear at around 3:30 and again at around 6:00 (approximate). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa3aG_BfpqE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 That's awesome! Thanks for sharing it. ETA: I watched a second time: Dave announced the dogs names as Molly, Ben and Roy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurae Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 I've never seen that one before--I only saw where he moved the sheep through Times Square. This is really neat, Rebecca--thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TheRuffMuttGang Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 What I love most is how quickly his dogs go from "totally work" mode to "totally casual" mode. Just awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smileyzookie Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 That was awesome... beautiful dogs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancy in AZ Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 nevermind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat's Dogs Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 That was really cool to see! What I love most is how quickly his dogs go from "totally work" mode to "totally casual" mode I don't know much about working Sheepies but I thought the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixie_Girl Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 That is the wonder of BCs. From super intense work mode to ha ha, not a care in the world in a nano second! Wow! Getting all those sheep in the cab! Amazing! I wonder how many NY moms with 3 or more younguns, thought now that's what I need! A BC to keep the kids in line! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anda Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 OMG, that was brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Beer Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 LOL!! That was too funny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyF Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Becca- Thanks for sharing that. It is alway fun watching Tommy Wilson on Letterman. When is Tommy from originally?? Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc4pack Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Can't believe that's the first time I've seen that... Nothing like working with some MAJOR distractions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc4pack Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Can't believe that's the first time I've seen that... Nothing like working with some MAJOR distractions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebecca, Irena Farm Posted October 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Tommy Wilson is from Scotland originally. So was Roy, the tri smooth in the videos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojo Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Wow. That was honestly incredible--I've never seen anything like that! Until, of course, I watched it three more times, and then still couldn't get over what I was seeing. Everyone (dogs, handler, and sheep) was so calm, cool, and collected, and the dogs were working so quietly and smoothly that it almost seemed as if the sheep were moving along into an *elevator* and a *taxi* of their own accord...it was really awesome to watch the dogs clearly giving and taking away pressure in such a carefully balanced way. All those lights, cameras, people, applause, cars--and the only thing those dogs cared about is where their handler was telling them to put the sheep. I've seen YouTube videos of super-long and super-wide BC outruns and such, but it is so hard for a novice like me to understand what I am looking at in a field when the action is so far away without a play-by-play narrative....but in this video, NOW I can see exactly what is happening: first of all, the dogs seem to know what to do all by themselves (like when one ewe tried to refuse to get in the taxi and a dog went to block it without being told), but with the guidance of a handler, I could see how individual dogs were responding at different times to their individual whistles, but nonetheless continued working as a team (particularly in the elevator scenario, when the dogs took turns advancing the sheep on different sides). NOW I am finally starting to get what you guys mean when you refer to TRUE, natural working ability in Border Collies, and why it is so important to preserve this working ability for future generations above all else. I'm so sorry that I really have nothing of merit to add to this discussion, but I just had to express my amazement in public....once again, I will mindlessly drone, "WOW." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCMomma Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 I remember seeing that when it was on-air originally - I had just gotten my first BC at the time!! I love watching David Letterman's stupid pet tricks and he especially loves Border Collies when they are on the show. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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