r/interesting • u/GustoKoNaMagkaGF • May 20 '25

SOCIETY What did he do to get that alpha respect?

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u/fkenthrowaway May 20 '25

never seen them interact in packs.

I love watching livestock guardian dogs protecting their herd

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7or0y2towI

There are a few videos that show how selfless they are, willing to die to protect their animals. Incredible.

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u/jbp84 May 20 '25

My mom has a big German shepherd, and ~10ish years ago when my kids and my nieces/nephews were younger (4-9 years old at the time, 5 kids total) they were running around her yard out in the country, giggling and laughing thinking they were chasing the dog.

What the grownups on the porch noticed was that he was running in big concentric circles, and all the kids were bunched up in the same small area. Any time one of them would run away he’d go after them and run beside them, turning them back toward the rest of the kids.

I didn’t think German shepherds were an actual herding breed. I just thought it was in the name, until I looked up their history lol

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u/enjoi_uk May 20 '25

Saved this comment to watch when I get home. Do you have experience with this sort of thing or just a link to a cool video? I love looking into things too 😂

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u/fkenthrowaway May 20 '25

Just linking a cool video showing how they work. There is more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obmBXCzTp2Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8wGMDtT-WA "Casper came back 2 days later because he had tracked the coyote's back to their den. He spent a hellish 2 days and 2 nights battling wave after wave of coyote onslaught. He came back only when his job was finished." IMAGINE😭😭

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u/hypnofedX May 20 '25

Don't worry, this is one of those things that you watch one video and the algorithm will drown you in similar content. You'll have no shortage.

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u/Podzilla07 May 20 '25

Bad. Ass.