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Dog Ranch Among dog aficionados, sheep herding classes are a new trend. City dogs from the so-called herding breeds can sign up and learn to work the flock like their country cousins. There are now several herding classes offered in the Los Angeles area. Commentator Louise Rafkin and her dog Lucy went to Drummond Ranch, just north of the city, where Ted and Janna Ondrak teach dogs what it takes to round up a flock.

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Among dog aficionados, sheep herding classes are a new trend. City dogs from the so-called herding breeds can sign up and learn to work the flock like their country cousins. There are now several herding classes offered in the Los Angeles area. Commentator Louise Rafkin and her dog Lucy went to Drummond Ranch, just north of the city, where Ted and Janna Ondrak teach dogs what it takes to round up a flock.

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