Red is pretty much unflappable in the barnyard. This is important. Farm animals – chickens, barn cats, sheep and donkeys – are skittish around poorly trained or ungrounded dogs We are always coming and going and Red is an anchor. All of the animals are at ease with him, and this improves safety, adds greatly to the atmosphere of the farm, and makes chores so much easier. Sometimes Red seems like the Pied Piper, when he appears everybody gathers to look for food and see what’s going on.