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I don't know if this is a dumb question or not, I'll assume the former
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What kinds of behaviors are considered "herding" behaviors in GSDs that have never been around animals to herd? Off the top of my head, I can think of generic stuff like territorialism and protectiveness, though I'm not sure that could be an attribute of herding or just breeding out working GSDs with those characteristics. I can think of specific stuff like heel nipping, like an ACD, but I don't know if that's really common in a modern GSD or not (my dog does not do this, FWIW, not that she's the standard
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I guess I'm wondering if there are behaviors my pup is manifesting that would speak to her potential as a herder, or at least her instincts for it. How she works, eats, poops, sleeps, whatever. Just curious.
Glad to see some :!: activity in this thread, by the way, herding is really interesting to me. As usual, I don't know anything about this, so any info is great and appreciated.
What kinds of behaviors are considered "herding" behaviors in GSDs that have never been around animals to herd? Off the top of my head, I can think of generic stuff like territorialism and protectiveness, though I'm not sure that could be an attribute of herding or just breeding out working GSDs with those characteristics. I can think of specific stuff like heel nipping, like an ACD, but I don't know if that's really common in a modern GSD or not (my dog does not do this, FWIW, not that she's the standard
I guess I'm wondering if there are behaviors my pup is manifesting that would speak to her potential as a herder, or at least her instincts for it. How she works, eats, poops, sleeps, whatever. Just curious.
Glad to see some :!: activity in this thread, by the way, herding is really interesting to me. As usual, I don't know anything about this, so any info is great and appreciated.