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Shepards aren't retrievers. But they do like keeping track of things / people and keeping them "herded" and collected. Not a failure of teaching, the breed ju
by huffmsa 7y ago
Shepards aren't retrievers.
But they do like keeping track of things / people and keeping them "herded" and collected.
Not a failure of teaching, the breed just isn't programmed for it.
- Sharlin 7y agoYeah. Most "utility" dog breeds have been created simply by selecting for aptitude and propensity for a specific aspect of ancestral pack hunting behavior – tracking, stalking, pursuing, herding, catching, killing, or bringing kill back.