Sentences with phrase «in sheep herding»

«Tiger striped» (brindle) and dapple (merle) dogs were used in sheep herding and in breeding programs for a while.

This intelligent breed is yet another gentle giant, and was used in sheep herding and for family protection.

Not exact matches

Educate yourself in reality, not a book written by 40 sheep herding men over the course of 400 years.

You live in fear of being a sinful individual who your god rejects should you not adhere to his words and so you judge others based off of what sheep herding freaks from 2000 years ago said.

In a crowd, the herd instinct tends to manifests itself, and we all start wanting to impress others and be drawn into a kind of silly «sheep» thing where our individuality flies out the window.

Pagels points out how promiscuity and immorality in the late Roman Empire resulted in widespread infanticide and abortion, as well as a slave trade in child prostitutes who were treated, in Justin's phrase, «like herds of oxen, goats, or sheep.»

Fences to keep people in this group, keep people out of that group, seclude and exclude us, like a bunch of brainless sheep that need to be herded around through different pen's till all our wool has been fleeced.

To call those who actually reflect on their own spirituality and make conscious efforts to live based on a moral compass, rather than as herded sheep, self - obsessed is not only pretentious but a reflection of your indoctrination in the school of those who believe out of fear — which is worse?

We no longer all herd sheep, wear little thin sandals while walking in a desert, wear long robes, and eat flattened bread every night for dinner.

Black sheep in the Vatican??? What about the rest of the herd?

Humans selected for speed, resulting in the Greyhound, smelling and tracking ability (Bloodhounds) ability to herd sheep (Collies and Australian Shepherds) appearance (Dalmatians and Pomeranians) size (Chihuahuas and Great Danes) and a host of other traits.

Now back in 1928, why...» The point is that in the old days the rivers were stiff with giant bull trout and deer wandered the countryside in grand herds like Idaho sheep.

Summer Camp — including sheep herding on a local farm, playing in the barn with wool, clay and willow, Chinese lantern making and camp fires

After the Apache chief Geronimo surrendered to the Army in 1886, settlers and their herds of cattle and sheep flooded into southeastern Arizona.

Those Yamnaya pastoralists herded cattle and sheep, and some rode newly domesticated horses, says archaeologist David Anthony of Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York.

In addition, by using a mathematical model to reproduce the interactions between sheep and their effect on spontaneous behavior, scientists have shown that the intensity of mimicry plays a critical role in the ability of a herd to maximize the area foraged for grazing while minimizing the time needed to regrouIn addition, by using a mathematical model to reproduce the interactions between sheep and their effect on spontaneous behavior, scientists have shown that the intensity of mimicry plays a critical role in the ability of a herd to maximize the area foraged for grazing while minimizing the time needed to regrouin the ability of a herd to maximize the area foraged for grazing while minimizing the time needed to regroup.

Perhaps the monks were letting sheep live to adulthood in order to get more wool, which was the backbone of the medieval economy, Collins says, or perhaps herds were simply too small.

It shows that the intensity with which the sheep mimic one another plays a crucial role in the ability of a herd to maximize the grazing area explored while minimizing the time needed to regroup when faced with potential dangers.

Suddenly, the idea of herds of identical prize bulls, or sheep producing medicines for humans in their milk, seemed wholly plausible.

But people throughout the affected area had to wear protective masks, and farmers and rescue workers scurried to herd thousands of sheep and other livestock away from the area of ash fall, amid fears of the deleterious effects of fluorine or other toxic elements in the ash.

A recent study also showed a herd of wild Soay sheep in the Outer Hebrides had decreased by five per cent in the last 24 years for exactly the same reason.

In fact, some species, such as the thylacine, were eradicated because they were considered a threat to human life — specifically, that they were killing off herds of sheep.

Due to its gravitational influence, the moon picks up particles and deflects them from their original orbits through orbital resonance, causing the gaps in the ring system by effectively herding the particles as if they were sheep.

These families depend on their herds of yak and sheep for a living, selling the butter instead of using it for tea in their own homes.

He's educated, intelligent, articulate, cultured — he just happens to enjoy doing sheep herding and shearing demonstrations since it's a bit of a dying art in the US.

This being the case, home consoles don't necessarily feel like the optimum platform for the game, so we'd like to see those sheep herded towards tablet pastures in the future.

As far as i'm considered this game does not exist in the Mario Party series, and if it does, it's the black sheep of the herd.

They include monitoring and repairing the property fences; tending to and shearing the sheep herds (as well as slaughtering the occasional sheep or lamb that meets an unfortunate end); roping horses; and even trapping beaver in a nearby creek.

But bold as the plan is, it's still far from clear that SHEEP will be any more effective in herding highly effective teachers to high - poverty schools than previous efforts have been.

On their perilous journey, they camped in caves behind the colossal Buddha statues in Bamyan, and took refuge with nomad cousins, herding their camels and sheep.

First, the brown, churning water - the circle of our river around us; inside that, the quilt squares of our fields, which were turned dirt, newly planted seeds, the bright green carpet of a field just beginning to come to life, fences mended or falling down into the soft new grass, humped haystacks, our cattle herd, our sheep herd, our goats, bare birch trees pointing straight into the heavens; and in the center, in the heart, our cobbled and dirt streets, our red - tiled and gray - shingled roofs radiating out from the town square with its statue of a long - dead war hero in the middle.

Beyond those, herds of ponies, goats, sheep, and yaks stripped the ground of grass in their constant hunger.

If your dog spends most of his days lounging in your condo, don't feed him food with a protein level that is ideal for dogs who herd sheep all day.

In competitions, dogs may herd sheep, cattle, and even ducks!

It was created in early 1900s to herd sheep, but is most known for its military and police work.

Some owners and breeders train their dogs to herd sheep, pull carts, or participate in agility trials.

Six dogs participated in a ball - retrieving protocol, and seven dogs participated in a sheep - herding protocol.

German Shepherds and the Belgian sheepdogs rarely herd sheep but they assist the police and the armed forces in a variety of jobs.

In addition to helping control rodents and snakes, the new breed was used to herd sheep, as a watchdog, and for companionship.

Originally bred for herding sheep and cattle, they have proven themselves as excellent companion animals and are outstanding competitors in sheepdog trials and dog agility.

The Laekenois originated in the mid - to late 1800s in Flandres, where the dogs herded sheep and guarded flax fields.

was born in 1910 and herded sheep for two decades.

His problem was that would not train well enough to be controllable around sheep, but during assessment showed us that he had good «eye» and plenty of instinctive drive coupled with a great interest in stock herding.

The Working Dog classification used by multi-breed dog registries and clubs define dogs that assist humans in their daily work, such as: herding sheep and cattle, draft or sled dogs, tracking dogs, police dogs, rescue dogs, and service dogs.

In 1908, the United Kingdom wrote a standard for Border Collies to help distinguish him from other sheep - herding breeds.

You've probably seen videos or pictures of them out in the fields herding sheep and cattle.

The Border Collie is a medium - sized herding dog that originated in the British Isles where he was primarily used to herd sheep and other livestock.

The dogs were used for water rescue, herding, guiding cows and sheep to market and for guarding the flock in Scotland and England.

Within a few years in Germany, as cities grew, fewer people needed dogs to herd sheep.

The initial work has also been done for a weaver who runs a small flock of colored sheep, a farmer storing feed grain in his barn, a flock - owner in wolf territory, a recreational musher, a rabbit hunter, and a pet owner with an interest in any of the characteristics of the herding, guarding, terrier, working, or hound dogs; what remains is to find just the right breed to match the lifestyle and personality of the owner.