Soda-pop Posted December 10, 2010 Report Share Posted December 10, 2010 We were out at a big field working sheep today and I was doing a couple of big (for my dog) out runs. The sheep are set (Couldn't tell you how far... I'm distance-gauging-challenged. Rare genetic condition) and I send Soda out and she starts to stick her head in gopher holes. So I call her back, talk to her about why that's not okay, and send her out again. She beelines straight down the middle of the field. I mean, straight. It was a perfect line towards the sheep. I'm freaking out, thinking "What the heck, dog? Really? REALLY?" She hasn't done this in a long time and even then, she never ran THAT straight at them. Then, like magic, about half way down the field (okay, maybe not magic but with me screaming AH- WAY! AH-WAY!), before the sheep have begun to move, she moves out into a nice flank and comes up behind the sheep for good lift and... well, we won't talk about the fetch but they made it to me--albeit really really really fast. See, the way I figure it, Soda just realized that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line so what's the sense in wasting all that energy sweeping a field in a big lovely arching outrun for 4 or 5 sheep? So, she went straight to save some time and energy and bent out when it really mattered. Soda says she's happy to share her new process with any interested "efficiency minded" border collies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maja Posted December 10, 2010 Report Share Posted December 10, 2010 I can fully empathize with the freaking out stage and the "what in the blazes is this!" and the "what the heck should I do NOW?" maja Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bn_here_b4 Posted December 10, 2010 Report Share Posted December 10, 2010 LOL!! Little problem solvers, aren't they? Sometimes I can see the wheels turning in Jody's head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geonni banner Posted December 10, 2010 Report Share Posted December 10, 2010 I can just hear her thinking... "Ok, Ms. No-time-for-gopher-hunting, you're in a hurry,eh? So how's zis?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCBaxter Posted December 10, 2010 Report Share Posted December 10, 2010 I can just hear her thinking... "Ok, Ms. No-time-for-gopher-hunting, you're in a hurry,eh? So how's zis?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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