Who Knew: Molly The Herding Doodle

[Discussing Labradoodles & Goldendoodles]

Well it was quite the scene at 4 AM Wednesday morning. Let me set the picture. We live in a small village in rural Ontario. Our property is about 1 acre in size and backs onto what I refer to as the 100 acre wood. It's actually 185 acres of bush, scrub and trees. It's a great place to trek with the doodle and Mr. Jake goes out there to bark at the moon. Oh and it's full of all kinds of wild life including rabbits, deer, wild turkey, coyotoes and even wolves. Some pretty scary things actually.

Anyway, DH often wakes up at ungodly hours and sits at his laptop for a while reading the news and then heads back to bed. He usually lets all three out for a very early morning pee. Because it's winter, they normally only stay out for a short while and then are at the patio doors wanting back in.

Well this particular morning, Riley came back and even Mr. Jake cut short his barking session, but Molly she was out there for about 1/2 hour making all kinds of noise. DH finally plucked up the courage to go out with a flashlight to see what was up. Courage is needed to walk over the backyard as it is a sheet of ice, either courage or a pair of ice skates.

So what does he discover when he finally gets close to Molly? She is patiently herding a rather large raccoon to the back porch. She was keeping her distance but moving back and forth behind this fellow and barking and then moving him forward. I have no idea what she thought she was going to do with the creature. "Hey dad look what followed me home!!! Can I keep him?"

DH just about died of laughter and finally managed to grab Molly's collar and get her back to the house at which point the raccoon very quickly scurried away. Molly was very put out I can tell you.

So do your doodles like to herd things?

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

This reminds me of that commercial for eye glasses.  Here kitty kitty.

We really have to watch at the door before we let them back in. Don't we?

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[F, Calla & Luca]

That is funny!

[Bonnie and Kona]

Yes! haha

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Hilarious! I really do wonder what she had in mind for that raccoon!

JD is not a herder, or even a hunter. The rabbits sit in the yard and thumb their noses at him.

[Kaytlin and Cooper]

Funny story and video, I had to share them with my MIL, she found it funny too!

[Jennifer,Chloe & Myla]

Myla herds Chloe away from our cat ALL the time! Cute story!! Brave doodle!

[Ricki and Tara (doodle)]

Ha!!! Funny! Looks like Molly thinks the pack could use another member!

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

I thought that, too! Maybe she thinks Mr. Jake needs someone closer to his size!

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

I can picture this - hilarious.

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

I would love to have seen this....Molly found herself a "job".  Murph tries to "herd" Guinness...but the little guy is not having it.

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Oh, this is hysterical. Molly was trying to add a new pet to your family!!

[Margaret & Pebbles]

Good thing it wasn't a skunk Andrea!  I thought of the eyeglass commercial too when I read this.  Since Pebbles is half Old English Sheepdog, she loves herding, especially my other dog Mitzie.  She also does this with the 3 year old little girl next door, who thinks it's so funny!  They have so much fun in my backyard.