Fly is a herding breed of dog. This type of dog absolutely must have a job to do. Since we have no sheep to keep under control, she has made it her life's work to manage our herd of children. As long as all the children are within the sphere of her control, life is good. As soon as a child steps outside of her boundaries, there is a crisis of Biblical proportions (at least for the dog.)
Fly goes nuts when one of the children goes outside the house without her. She cries and barks and runs from door to window, pacing anxiously. She can
see that the kids are fine outside, but she
knows that she can't get to them. If she is outside along with the children, but they are outside the reach of her leash, she goes into a similar panic-stricken mode. She absolutely
cannot rest when one of
her charges is outside of her control.
Fly is a herding breed of dog. This type of dog absolutely must have a job to do. Since we have no sheep to keep under control, she has made it her life's work to manage our herd of children. As long as all the children are within the sphere of her control, life is good. As soon as a child steps outside of her boundaries, there is a crisis of Biblical proportions (at least for the dog.)
Fly goes nuts when one of the children goes outside the house without her. She cries and barks and runs from door to window, pacing anxiously. She can see that the kids are fine outside, but she knows that she can't get to them. If she is outside along with the children, but they are outside the reach of her leash, she goes into a similar panic-stricken mode. She absolutely cannot rest when one of her charges is outside of her control.
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