A Dog's Life For Diamond Dave

Want to hear Roth talk sheep herding? You got it...

Published 27th Feb 2012

Roth has a long standing interest in herding dogs, and he's been training and breeding these dogs for several years now and now he's released a video showing his herding skills in California.

Roth spoke with News.com.au recently about being a dog trainer.

"Well on the insurance form they're called 'canine athletes,'" says Roth. "We train dogs for cattle and sheep herding. They're very different. Sheep are a lot like supermodels - they bunch together, they rattle very easily. You want to keep the dog 10-15m out or they act like girls at a nightclub: 'OMG, he's looking!' Cattle are like drunks at a hockey game - two will want to fight: 'Who are you and what's with your badge?' Two of them will be like: 'Leave them alone, let's go see the game.' Another one is lost: 'Where'd you guys go?' The dog has to deal with all of that. You work them off a whistle. It's the original video game."

Here's the new video: