City dogs discover their
inner-herders -
"VINCENT, Calif. (AP) — The sun
is shining, the fields are
clear, and the sheep — a jittery
trio of fluff — are just getting
comfortable.... Suckers....
Selkie, a border collie
recovering from a tennis ball
addiction, gets her cue. She
cuts a wide curve around the
field, hunches low and creeps
in. Bleats of protest are
useless. The sheep stiffen and
get moving.... It's a good day
to be a dog.... Selkie isn't
really a stock dog but she plays
one at Drummond Ranch, which
isn't really a livestock ranch,
but a 40-acre haven an hour
outside Los Angeles. There, city
dogs escape their
leash-and-lounge existence and
learn get in touch with their
inner herder."
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