When a border collie herds sheep in a pasture, they will always come to the same pasture looking for sheep. While I was cleaning up around the farmhouse at Bedlam Farm today, Red went to the pasture gate where he first saw sheep at the farm. I knew exactly where to look for him when I was ready to leave. The sheep have not been there for months, he never stops looking for them. This is how a border collie’s world is defined – by their work.
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June
Red, First Encounter
by Jon Katz