Originally published at: http://boingboing.net/2017/06/03/duffy-the-rough-collie-cant.html
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But he never stops trying. Good boy.
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Maximum points indeed!
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Sorry to be the purist, but I cannot award maximum points for that truncated ‘Nessun dorma’. The lyrics become quite weird that way…
Duffy gets +100 for trying, though.
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Duffy catches better than I do.
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Except it isn’t a rough collie. It’s a sheltie collie, otherwise known as a Shetland Sheep Dog. I had one and not being able to catch is pretty typical of the breed.
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Aw, what a special doggy.
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A long time ago my girlfriend at the time had a Sheltie which she brought to my parents` sheep farm. Within 5 minutes the ewes had him cornered in the corral, with no hope of escape.
I lost some respect for the (admittedly beautiful and cute) breed at that point. Give me a border collie any day (assuming enough land for it to run).
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I was sitting on a ridge on the Isle of Skye recently watching a team of 4 border collies far below me work a flock. I was astonished at their endurance. It was far more than mine, the reason I was just sitting on the ridge.
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Came to say that. My dog is useless with balls, and has simply given up.
Edit - are sheepdogs just not very good with balls in general?
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When I was a kid, I had a border collie/husky cross who used to chase footballs down and burst them. Got me into a lot of fights in the park, that dog did.
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This is my favorite pet film since Ennui Cat.
I have a German Shepherd, which we think of as police/service dogs, but they were bred to be, well, shepherds. She’s very good with catching balls or whatever
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All very good doggos. 14/10. Would pat for hours.
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Watching the video recalled my childhood.
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Good to hear it’s typical of the breed. My first thought was “I wonder if he/she has really bad eyesight…”
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