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Herding is the act of bringing individual animals together into a group (herd), maintaining the group and moving the group from place to place—or any combination of those. While the layperson uses the term "herding", most individuals involved in the process term it mustering, "working stock" or droving. Herding can be performed by people or trained animals such as herding dogs. Some animals instinctively gather together as a herd while some predators, such as wolves and dogs have instinctive herding abilities. Herding can also be done using wire through which electricity is sent. Herding is used in agriculture to manage domesticated animals. The people whose occupation it is to herd or control animals often have herd added to the name of the animal they are herding to describe their occupation (shepherd, goatherd, cowherd). These -herds may use dogs to assist them and a competitive sport has developed in some countries where the combined skill of man and dog is tested and judged in a Trial. From Wikipedia under the
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Q. my aunt has a cattle dog and she is super hyper! Her and a fellow dog lover where talking and he mentioned somewhere where you pay like $30 to have your dog run around and herd sheep for a while to release energy. does anyone know a farm around Illinois where we can go and bring the dog??? thanks. Asked by Cat J - Thu Apr 9 15:44:39 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments From Yahoo Answer Search: "herding" |
