December 17, 2006: Holly, the tree climbing dog

Undertoad · 12-17-2006, 01:21 PM

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Officials at Spetchley Park Gardens, near Worcester, hope Holly, a short-haired collie, will swell the number of visitors to the seasonal walk.

Holly, whose owner Kate Portman is the head gardener at the park, has opted to enter the spotlight in recent weeks by climbing trees at the 30-acre site.

Ms Portman said: "She climbs trees in the garden at other times of year and has her favourites, such as cedar, pine and evergreen oak, but when the illuminated trail is on she just goes crazy, climbing anything and everything in sight.

"You would think she would go for the easy ones which have branches hanging down to the ground, but if it's a tree she particularly likes the look of, it doesn't seem to matter if it has low branches or not, she simply runs and accelerates straight at and up the trunk.

"Then she sits in the branches for a few seconds, admiring the view, and then jumps down to repeat the process."

xoxoxoBruce · 12-17-2006, 09:42 PM

Sheep dogs.

Man, if you don't keep them busy they'll amuse themselves.... chances are you won't like what they choose to do, though.

Ibby · 12-18-2006, 03:19 AM

...How?

xoxoxoBruce · 12-18-2006, 03:40 AM

By tearing up every nonliving thing you own.

SPUCK · 12-18-2006, 04:36 AM

Ah you can fix that... You train them to herd school busses.

I cures them of living.

DanaC · 12-18-2006, 04:55 AM

My dog is a bearded collie: they're bred to herd cattle. Supposedly, a well trained Beardie was able to drive cattle from farm to market town(sometimes a long way) without the farmer being there. I definately know about it if my dog gets bored:P

CharlieG · 12-18-2006, 09:36 AM

a friend has a collie - it's fun to watch the dog herd the family - and it does. It was sort of trained to - he has a daughter with Down syndrome who has a tendency to wander off - the dog is trained to let my friend or his wife know if the daughter starts to wander

SPUCK · 12-19-2006, 05:45 AM

That's a cool application of an ability!

CharlieG · 12-19-2006, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by SPUCK

That's a cool application of an ability!

Yeah - the dong is just NOT really happy unless the whole family is in one place - very strange - come over to vist, YOU get herded too...

Yo, Humans ... Get IN that bunch over there - yeah, that means YOU - woof....

Pie · 12-19-2006, 09:44 AM

Wanna see a nervous breakdown? Get an Aussie to try to herd ferrets.

barefoot serpent · 12-19-2006, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by CharlieG

Yeah - the dong is just NOT really happy unless the whole family is in one place

Paging Dr. Freud...

my sister had a bull terrier mix that all you had to do was to look up and it was up a tree in a flash... wayyyy up.

Karenv · 12-20-2006, 02:02 AM

I used to have a longhair German shepherd that would swim around us in the river to herd us into the island.

Shawnee123 · 12-20-2006, 04:03 PM

arf

12-17-2006, 09:42 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Sheep dogs. Man, if you don't keep them busy they'll amuse themselves.... chances are you won't like what they choose to do, though. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-18-2006, 03:19 AM	#3
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	...How? __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

12-18-2006, 03:40 AM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	By tearing up every nonliving thing you own. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-19-2006, 09:44 AM	#10
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Wanna see a nervous breakdown? Get an Aussie to try to herd ferrets. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

12-20-2006, 04:03 PM	#13
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	arf __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

12-18-2006, 04:36 AM	#5
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	Ah you can fix that... You train them to herd school busses. I cures them of living.

12-18-2006, 04:55 AM	#6
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	My dog is a bearded collie: they're bred to herd cattle. Supposedly, a well trained Beardie was able to drive cattle from farm to market town(sometimes a long way) without the farmer being there. I definately know about it if my dog gets bored:P

12-18-2006, 09:36 AM	#7
CharlieG Hoodoo Guru Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 301	a friend has a collie - it's fun to watch the dog herd the family - and it does. It was sort of trained to - he has a daughter with Down syndrome who has a tendency to wander off - the dog is trained to let my friend or his wife know if the daughter starts to wander

12-19-2006, 05:45 AM	#8
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	That's a cool application of an ability!

12-20-2006, 02:02 AM	#12
Karenv Slacker Join Date: May 2004 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 144	I used to have a longhair German shepherd that would swim around us in the river to herd us into the island.

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