r/nextfuckinglevel • u/g_ricko89 • Nov 13 '21

Shepherd dog's focus and resilience.

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u/micahamey Nov 13 '21

Theft mostly. They are highly sought after. Like to the point where when a young man stole 4 lambs to replace his own that had died to complications, he ended up facing almost 6 years in prison. I don't remember the outcome off hand.

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u/wolfgang784 Nov 13 '21

Is the stock kept artificially low? Couldn't a farmer just breed the hell out of them rather than butchering them? Or is there a legit reason they haven't replaced standard sheep more?

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u/Cyrax89721 Nov 13 '21

I want to see a whole documentary on sheep now.

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u/privateTortoise Nov 14 '21

Not what you asked for but you may find One Man and his Dog quite interesting.