Lori Zakel, dean of Liberal Arts, Communication and Social Sciences, owns an 11-year-old border collie who herds sheep, cattle and ducks.
Above, Zakel is shown demonstrating a duck herding exercise to children in the Early Childhood Education program.
She said her dog normally herds her sheep, cattle and ducks every morning and night from their regular setting to a confined location to keep them from predators.
She said it started 10 years ago when her daughter got an Australian shepherd upon getting involved with the 4-H Club.
“We went to someone who gave lessons on sheep herding and both our Australian shepard and Lily, (the border collie shown in the photos above) — they were both very interested in herding, which prompted us to get a couple sheep. And basically our sheep were dog toys, so it gave the dogs something to do. Now, we’re up to 25 sheep and the three ducks,” she said.