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A shepherd with his sheepdogs and flock
Sheepherding (also sheep-herding or sheep herding) is the activity of herding sheep. In its specific form, sheepherding is synonymous droving in that it refers to purposefully causing a flock of sheep to move on their own from one location to another. In its generalized form, as delineated in this article, sheepherding (also sheep farming or sheep ranching) refers to all the activities associated with tending sheep.
A person overseeing the flock's movement is a shepherd (also sheep farmer or sheep rancher) or drover. The term shepherdess has gone out of fashion.[1] A herding dog that directs the flock's movement is called a sheepdog (or sheep dog).
Sheepherding utilizes the innate flocking behavior of sheep. In traditional sheepherding, the sheep move in response to the strategic presence of the shepherd and one or more sheepdogs commanded from a sometimes-great distance.(citation needed) A shepherd may be on foot, on horseback, on a motorized vehicle, or in a helicopter,[2] and may be with or without the aid of a sheepdog. In modern sheepherding, the sheep may be responding to the presence of a drone.[3][4]
Sheepherding began as a utilitarian task in the management of sheep and is now also a dog sport, as well as a recreational or therapeutic activity.
History edit
Prior to the 19th century edit
Evidence of sheepherding dates back to ((biblical times?)).(citation needed)
19th century edit
1869 John Muir sheepherding California[5]
The sheep wagon is said to have been invented in Rawlins, Wyoming in 1884.[15]
Sheep-whistling, a term used by Shakespeare meaning "whistling after sheep: tending sheep" was still in use as of 1899.[6]
20th century edit
1922-1938 Sheepherding in the Sierra National Forest.[5]
Shepherds grazed their flocks on the open range of central Oregon in the 1880s to 1920s.[7]
21st century edit
The Basque people in North America retain a robust and proud heritage of sheepherding.[8][9]
Modern-day sheepherding often retains traditional forms, but may take advantage of technological advances.(citation needed)
Sheepherding in Algeria, as in many locales, is struggling to respond to climate change.[10]
Symbolism and art edit
For many, the image of a shepherd tending a flock evokes a pastoral simplicity.
Sheepherding as a way of life has permeated the folk arts, from spoken word[11] and song[12] to ((textiles? crafts?)) and toys(citation needed). As a subject of poems, sheepherding may be found especially in the genres of Australian bush ballads and American cowboy poetry.
Kulning, a Scandinavian music form, is a vocal sheepherding technique and is considered by some to be an ethereal art form.
((NON "folk arts") ((include this sculpture))
((Add The Shepherdess painting?))
"Pastoral" genres?
Types edit
Types of sheepherding include: utilitarian, competitive, recreational, and therapeutic.
Utilitarian sheepherding is a animal-husbandry skill practiced by sheep farmers and sheep ranchers.(citation needed)
Competitive sheepherding is a dog sport that evolved from friendly rivalries among shepherds showcasing the skills of their sheepdogs.(citation needed) In sheepdog trials, a shepherd-and-dog team is pitted against other teams herding the same flock of sheep in successive ("trials"). Teams are judged on ((what?)).(citation needed) Honor and monetary value accrue to winning owners, sheepdogs, and the dogs' future progeny.(citation needed)
A similar competitive dog sport is the newer Treibball, which in.volves herding "a 'flock' of exercise balls" instead of sheep.[13]
Recreational sheepherding is an activity enjoyed by aspiring urban shepherds and sheepdogs,[14][15] as well as their armchair counterparts.(citation needed) Sheepherding is considered a calming spectator activity (in live, pre-recorded, or imaginary form), which may be intentionally sleep-inducing.[17]
Sheepherding has been used as a form of therapy for people with posttraumatic stress disorder[16] and has been used in the rehabilitaton of troubled or aggressive dogs.[17]
Geography edit
Geography is littered with place names of historically sheepherding locations, including the mountainous Sheep Range in Nevada and the community of Sheep Ranch, California. Until 1934, sheep grazed on Sheep Meadow in New York's Central Park.
In popular culture edit
As an aid to sleep, counting sheep is a longstanding and widespread practice.
1949 Pluto cartoon see Sheep Dog (film)
Both ...And Now Miguel[18] (the 1953 documentary film) and Josefina's Song[19] (a 2001 book of historical fiction) depict the life of a sheepherding family in New Mexico.
One Man and His Dog, which first aired in 1976, is a BBC Television series showcasing sheepdog trials. The program attracted over eight million viewers in its heyday.[20]
The 1995-Oscar-winning film Babe, along with its sequel, Babe: Pig in the City, depicts the adventures of a pig who aspires to be a sheepdog.
Begun in 1997, the annual Trailing of the Sheep Festival aims "to gather, present, and preserve the history and culture of sheep ranching and herding in Idaho and the West". There were over 25,000 attendees in 2017.
Shaun the Sheep, a long-running television series as well as a 2015 movie, chronicles the adventures of Shaun and his flock, their sheepdog Bitzer, and their hapless farmer.
Authors Jon Katz and Donald McCaig, both real-life shepherds, have written a number of books about sheepherding.
Performed in a meadow at dusk, "Doggie Hamlet" is a 2017 work by performance artist Ann Carlson that explores the symbolism of sheepherding.[21]
A sheepherding Chihuahua in Battersea, England was chronicled in the popular media in 2011[22] and a video of a rabbit skillfully herding sheep in Sweden in 2012 has drawn over four million views.[23]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Fogarty, Mignon (12 November 2014). "You should basically stop using gendered nouns". Washington Post. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ Haggart, Matthew (29 March 2008). "Doggone - heli-herders defy a trial tradition". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ Pegoraro, Rob (6 November 2015). "Robot sex, drone sheep-herding: what you missed at Web Summit". USA Today. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "Robot tractors & sheep-herding drones: Britain's futuristic new farm workers". RT. RTTV News. 1 November 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ a b Marsh, Steve, District Archeologist, High Sierra Range District, Sierra National Forest (2014). Sheep Herding in the Sierra National Forest: as [T]old from Notes in a Can Left by Dunford Thornton, Sheepman, 1922-1938 (PDF). (Unpublished manuscript?). R2014051552040. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Lyons, Professor Daniel (1899). "The American Dictionary of the English Language". Google Books. p. 391. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "Central Oregon Sheepherders". The Oregon History Project. Oregon Historical Society. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ Ruff, Anne Marie (10 July 2005). "Sheepherding Remains a Lonely Life". All Things Considered. NPR National Public Radio. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "Basque Sheepherding". NABO North American Basque Organizations. 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ Bendaas, Yasmin (12 October 2017). "Climate Change and Sheepherding in Algerian". Pulitzer Center. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ Nicholas, Ray (October 1939). "Stories and poems about sheep herding". American Folklife Center (sound recording). Spoken by Archer Gilfillan. Mitchell, South Dakota: Library of Congress. AFS Number AFS 03677 A02. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ Rhodes, Willard (July–August 1941). "Sheepherding Song (catalog card for audio recording)". American Folklife Center (sound recording). Sung by Elmer Lee (Joe Lee's 7 year old son) Navajo. Library of Congress. AFS Number AFS 09525 B04. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ Miller, Pat (April 2011). "Try Treibball! The New Herding Sport - No Sheep Required". Features. Whole Dog Journal. Retrieved 3 January 2018. (Article revised 21 July 2017)
- ^ Phillips, Michael M. (27 December 2010). "In a Tale That Wags Dog Owners, They Rent Flocks for Bored Collies". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ "City dogs get to know their inner herder". Pet Health. NBC News. Associated Press. 20 April 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ "Dogs, sheepherding helping veterans suffering from PTSD". ABC7 Eyewitness News. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "About Cesar Millan". Nat Geo Wild. National Geographic. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ "...And Now Miguel". TCM Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ Tripp, Valerie (1 March 2001). Josefina's Song. American Girl Collection. American Girl Publications. ISBN 978-1584852728.
- ^ "The game's over for One Man and His Dog". BBC News. 17 February 1999. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
- ^ Kourlas, Gia (7 April 2017). "But Is It Art? In the Case of "Doggie Hamlet," Yes". Dance. The New York Times. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "Tiny Chihuahua shows talent for herding sheep". News: News Topics: How About That?. The Telegraph. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ "Champis, the sheep-herding rabbit". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
Further reading edit
- Smiley, Jerome Constant (1905) [1904]. Prose and Poetry of the Live Stock Industry of the United States: With Outlines of the Origin and Ancient History of Our Live Stock Animals. Vol. Volume One of Three. Kansas City, Missouri: Franklin Hudson Publishing Company. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
{{cite book}}:|volume=has extra text (help);|work=ignored (help) (Detailed depictions of American sheepherding in an authoritative tome) - Gilfillan, Archer B. (15 March 1993) [1929]. Sheep: Life on the South Dakota Range. Borealis Books series. Minnesota Historical Society Press. ISBN 978-0873512855. ("The classic narrative of American sheepherding")
- Tripp, Valerie (1 March 2001). Josefina's Song. American Girl Publications. ISBN 978-1584852728. (A story about a sheepherding family in New Mexico in the early 1800s)
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