Okay - that is hilarious. But sorry, my shepherd is pacing around the flock, nudging when one gets out of line.
Laying down at the only entry to an area. Maybe the jackasses written about have the same amount of synapses firing. Laughin out loud.
Glad you’re happy with your dog that nips at the heels (hooves) of the sheep to keep them in line - it’s why they call some of them Blue Heelers. But there’s enough information out there to show that a Jenny Donkey works fine, too.
The donkey is a great guard animal, not a shepherd. There is a difference between a herding dog and a guard dog. All three are useful in their own way.
Donkeys are very alert.
I used to live next door to an Alpaca ranch. The owner had two donkeys that were ok and mostly quite. One night at about 1am all heck broke out. I got up to see what the commotion was in time to see these two donkey’s had a coyote cornered and were stomping the stuffing out of it. They continued to do that until the coyote was literally flat.