We had two Border Collies on the farm when I was growing up. They were my great uncle’s dogs, he named the first Lassie after the TV dog and the other was Rennie because his colors reminded everyone of Rin Tin Tin. Hey, I never said my great uncle had a vivid imagination.
Anyhoo, those two dogs were great herders.
Horses? No problem.
Cattle? In the bag. This was especially helpful.
Chickens, where ya want’em Pa!
On a slow day they would even herd the multitude of cats on the farm!
Once we were working in the plant bed. Around noon my great uncle took his coat off and hung it on a tree limb. End of the day we were back at the house. About dark my great uncle started wondering where the dogs were.
My dad grabbed a flashlight and went to the fields we had been near looking for them.
He finally found them at the plant bed laying under my great uncle’s coat that he had forgotten.
Faithful dogs those two.
Cats ALLOWED themselves to be herded?????????