Animal kingdom

My border collie is smarter than your honor student

The Meeker Sheepdog Classic is underway about 75 miles northwest of Carbondale. Like the Rocky Mountains, the terrain and the sheep are rough and rugged at the Meeker Classic, and that has earned it notoriety. KDNK’s Marilyn Gleason watched preliminaries this week and learned about a new expression on the lips of sheepdog enthusiasts.