I wish everyone a happy and healthy start into the #NewYear 2026. In my New Year's Eve post, I here report on aspects of #dog #behaviors and its relationships to humans. #Herding #dogs, for example, have the specific ability to #communicate not only with #humans but also with their grazing #livestock. H. Jeong et al. (2025) addressed the "#Genomicevidence for behavioral adaptation of herding dogs" in their study.
© #StefanFWirth 2025

Reference
https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adp4591

#Photos
© S.F. Wirth

Copper is so much fun to watch. All that "I'm supposed to be doing something, but I have no idea what, but it sure is fun" energy.

#Dogs #Herding #PuppyTraining
https://youtu.be/ka-Bc3vtzE8?si=t6EpU-FXBe0DDPRM

"Horseback Riding and Bronze Age Pastoralism in the Eurasian Steppes"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QapUGZ0ObjA

A lecture on the role of horse exploitation in the Bronze Age. Hint: #pastoralism #capitalism #classWar #religion #sacrifice #expansionism #paleoCapitalism #steppe #herding

Bibles, bullets and beef: Amazon cowboy culture at odds with Brazil’s climate goals

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2025/apr/17/bibles-bullets-and-beef-amazon-cowboy-culture-brazil-climate-goals-cop30-jbs

#Amazon #beef #meat #cowboy #cattle #pastoralism #herding #ranching #deforestation #colonialism #SettlerColonialsm #Brazil #Bible #Christianity #ManfiestDestiny #Fascism #indigenousGenocide

Donald the Duck Herder.

#Herding #Ducks #Dogs #photography

The desert makers
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zqyZhyLcKq0

#AmazonRainforest #meatIndustry #pastoralism #cattle #sheep #cows #goats #grazing #desertification #deforestation #aridification #environmentalCollapse #herding

I wonder if this article would have been written the same way if the authors had taken the time to do some research on herding breeds, including watching some herding trials. #dogs #herding

https://theconversation.com/cats-and-dogs-both-like-to-play-fetch-its-rooted-in-their-hunting-instincts-237926

(13) Herding Cows with Kulning – YouTube

Using the ancient Nordic herding call “kulning” to herd the cows. Kulning is a high pitch voice technique that creates a sound that can travel through very far distances. It’s been used since the medieval age to call home the cows and the goats in the forest, and also to scare away predators like wolves and bears. #sweden #kulning #herdingcall #herding #nordicmusic

http://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com/2024/09/04/13-herding-cows-with-kulning-youtube/