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Re:In Chile three border collies are planting seeds (2017) by Stratoscope on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @11:37PM (#28310353)
I have to disagree with part of the subtitle: "Border collies Summer, Olivia and Das spend their days bounding through charred forests, unaware they're leaving a trail of seeds that could transform the landscape." [emphasis added]

Border collies are not simple dogs who can learn tricks.

Border collies want task lists.

And as border collies often do, these three are accomplishing their task list better than I sometimes accomplish mine.

Re:In Chile three border collies are planting seeds (2017) by labster on Thursday August 26, 2021 @01:15AM (#28310970)
Yeah, these border collies are aware they have a job, and probably think wandering through forest and field is the best job ever.

Seriously, as if they couldn’t smell the seeds in their backpacks.

Re:In Chile three border collies are planting seeds (2017) by adrianN on Thursday August 26, 2021 @02:14AM (#28311279)
Who wouldn't think that wandering through the forest all day is the best job ever?
Re:In Chile three border collies are planting seeds (2017) by Stratoscope on Thursday August 26, 2021 @02:36AM (#28311407)
When I was a kid I sure thought it was!

We had one of the first houses in the Eugene (OR) subdivision where I grew up. The next lot up the hill had just had the trees cut down, so us neighborhood kids made tunnels through the fallen trees. We called it "the rough country" and had picnics under the branches.

If we walked another block or two up the hill, we were out in the uncut forest where we could explore everywhere, collect wild mushrooms and pine cones and what have you.

The lot just down the hill from ours had a house under construction, complete with a bomb shelter! Of course, this being the late 1950s, we had two main worries: getting blown up in a nuclear war, or polio.

But we'd gotten vaccinated, so the nuclear bomb was our biggest concern. We spent a lot of time in the bomb shelter, brought cookies and snacks, and conducted our neighborhood business meetings there.

Re:In Chile three border collies are planting seeds (2017) by teruakohatu on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @11:55PM (#28310478)
> "they receive treats whenever their backpacks become empty. Then their satchels are filled up with more seeds and off they go again."

They know exactly what they are doing.

Edit: I really don't know why you are getting downvotes.

Re:In Chile three border collies are planting seeds (2017) by pope_meat on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @11:44PM (#28310397)
I choose to believe these border collies are fully aware of what they're doing, and I'll die on that irrational hill.
Re:In Chile three border collies are planting seeds (2017) by HenryKissinger on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @11:47PM (#28310418)
> Border collies want task lists.

TIL I'm a border collie.