Gwen and Bea are diligent workers at Stoneheart Farm in South Paris. They’ve been trained. They enjoy being with the sheep. And they get the work done.
But they’re not your normal farmhands. They’re border collies.
“I could not do what we do on this farm without these dogs. They make all the difference,” said John Simmons, who runs the farm in western Maine with his wife, Doreen.
The Maine Cooperative Extension created this short documentary above as part of a video series called “Growing Maine” to bring people closer to farmers and producers, to better understand how they do what they do.
If you love animals, especially dogs, you’ll enjoy seeing Gwen and Bea’s remarkable feats of agility and intelligence.
The extension plans to release more videos. If you have ideas for who should be featured, you can learn more here.
