Catalan Sheepdogs were bred to work without direction. To protect the herd, work the herd and settle herd conflicts using instinct and intelligence. They were not bred to follow commands but to use their quick minds and initiative to assess situations and make independent decisions #catalansheepdog
I found a wonderful blog that talks about the wonderful, funny, opinionated, loud, quick Catalan Sheepdog. It’s in German but with the aid of google translate it’s a great resource. I’ll add some key notes in the replies goslogisch.blogspot.com #catalansheepdog #gosd’atura
A not often written about breed trait of the Catalan Sheep dog is that one of their favorite ways to sleep is sprawled on their backs #catalansheepdog
Aoife practicing her herding skills #catalansheepdog
Catalan Sheep dogs don’t discriminate: people, sheep, goats, geese, horses. Aoife is happy to boss them all around #catalansheepdog #dogswatchingtv
Aoife had visitors today when 4 bears climbed the fence and hung out in her backyard all afternoon. #catalansheepdog
Aoife’s registered name is Hada del viento Catala’. Hada is Spanish for fairy. We wanted her to be be able to pick her own name and she picked Aoife. Aoife is an Irish name pronounced “efa”. It means beautiful, radiant, joyful. It was the name of a great woman warrior. #catalansheepdog
Aoife’s enjoying the unexpected snow this morning #catalansheepdog
It’s April in New England so of course we wake up to 4” of snow with more coming down. #catalansheepdog
A Catalan Sheep Dog doing its favorite thing barking to let its human know they need to take care of something. A very loud bark for such a sweet muppet #catalansheepdog
Catalan Sheep Dogs were originally bred to guard sheep in the mountains, barking to alert the Shepards of danger. Modern Catalans take guard duty very seriously #catalansheepdog
If I could only wear one sweater for the rest of my life, this would be it. The pattern is Favorite Flannel by @aliciaplum.bsky.social the yarn RWCo. Better Together DK Martha & Ivy are the perfect match. 🧶 #knitsky #knit #handknit #yarnlover #knitting #merinoyarn #sweaterknitter #catalansheepdog
Aoife has a new toy thanks to a good friend it’s a fish that flops and she is in love #catalansheepdog
