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Article: Trainers capitalize on the herd instinct; Canines get their ducks - or sheep - in order.(WASHINGTON WEEKEND)(COVER STORY)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- October 21, 2004
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Byline: Lyda Phillips, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES
WESTMINSTER, Md. - It's a soft gray day with glints of sun and a bite of fall in the air. The leaves are turning, the geese cutting Vs through the sky. Everywhere people are out - riding bicycles, motorcycles or horses; kayaking, canoeing or hiking; playing soccer or football.
But here in Westminster, Md, about 100 people are inside one of the barns at the Carroll County Agricultural Center, watching their dogs learn to herd.
Forget the border collie, the black-and-white demon of sheep nightmares, the gold standard of the herding world. At Westminster only one competitor, a mixed breed ...