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Eye dog at work

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Eye dog at work

An eye dog is a sheepdog that controls sheep by fixing them with a stare. This one is attempting to herd a flock back towards the gate being held open by the farmer.

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Dianne Bardsley, Rural language – Farm animals, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/18622/eye-dog-at-work (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Dianne Bardsley, published 1 March 2009.