No Dog Left Behind
The Fallacy of 'Tough Love' Reform
Driving the rural roads of Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, I've occasionally been fortunate enough to be blocked by sheep being moved from one pasture to another.
I say "fortunate" because I've gotten to watch an impressive performance by a dog—a border collie.
And what a performance! A single, midsize dog herding two or three hundred sheep, keeping them moving in the right direction, rounding up strays, knowing how to intimidate but not cause panic, funneling them all through a gate, and...
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