They follow each other so you get a few moving in the right direction and a dog to tidy up the stranglers. Also its routine they kinda know where to go.
The sheperdess didn’t particularly seem to be leading them. She was sometimes ahead, sometimes in the middle. Once, she got too far ahead and called to them. I got the impression they knew where they were going and she was there to make sure they didn’t lose focus.
It sort of sounds like the herd as a whole has been gradually trained and so newcomers just follow the herd, simple in practice but clearly a routine that’s been maintained for several generations?
I’m only speculating but I think it’s impressive, however it’s done.
This is cool, I wonder how herding works. I can’t imagine managing that many animals to move anywhere reliably.
They follow each other so you get a few moving in the right direction and a dog to tidy up the stranglers. Also its routine they kinda know where to go.
The sheperdess didn’t particularly seem to be leading them. She was sometimes ahead, sometimes in the middle. Once, she got too far ahead and called to them. I got the impression they knew where they were going and she was there to make sure they didn’t lose focus.
It sort of sounds like the herd as a whole has been gradually trained and so newcomers just follow the herd, simple in practice but clearly a routine that’s been maintained for several generations?
I’m only speculating but I think it’s impressive, however it’s done.
Usually there’s also a dog taking care of moving and protecting the herd.
Yes, there was also a dog. He came up to me for some ear scratching.