Dot - now aged 14 (close to 15) shows the grace, spirit and dedication of her breed in this slowed down movie of her herding in her 6 acre field.
There is no explanatory commentory to this video and not a lot of the sheep - the video is focused on Dot, showing her energy, power, experience, natural grace, beauty and herding ability - she is the Beauty of our Land and is loved and respected dearly.
At first Dot runs around the outside of the field, keeping low so not to frighten the sheep and appoaches the bulk of the flock from behind, over the horizon. She gently moves them into a tight flock and down the field together, going back to gather in the odd groups of two or three that have been left behind and then brings them back up the field, pausing at one point to scan around and see if she has missed any.
She does all this without any further instruction or intervention other than being told at the start to 'Come Bye' (go Clockwise). The rest she works out for herself and gets the job done.
ENJOY!!
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