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Working dogs definitely stress over losing their jobs. I've had several herding dogs that spent far more energy than I ever would worrying about the state of t
by nanomonkey 5y ago
Working dogs definitely stress over losing their jobs. I've had several herding dogs that spent far more energy than I ever would worrying about the state of the ranch, where each animal was, and the possibility of outside predators.
The day I saw a 50 lb dog herd a 2,000 lb uncastrated bull into an unused pen, all on it's own initiative, while everyone else hid in the house was the day that I treated the dog as an equal coworker.
- aklemm 5y agoThat's awesome.
- spindle 5y agoAs a friend of mine once said, a working dog doesn't just need a job, they need a task list. I live in a city with one and it's almost a full-time job for me keeping him from getting bored. (A very fun job though - I'm not complaining.)
- kortilla 5y agoWhat list do you have that’s city friendly?
- spindle 5y agoI'm not actually a dog expert (sorry), but I believe individual dogs vary enormously. My dog has a list that works very well for him but wouldn't work for other people. Also, it depends on the city - I'm in Australia, where the cities contain a huge amount of forest. But to answer your question directly, my dog spends three or four hours a day exploring our local creek.
- IIAOPSW 5y agoI choose to believe your dog is a javascript frontend dev.