Although they are an active breed there is considerable difference between the show strain and working strains which are still widely used on farms throughout the world. (pethelpful.com)
So, in response to this we pulled together a debate between an eclectic panel of education experts including: chair of the Education Select Committee Neil Carmichael MP; a head teacher who turned her own school's performance and ability to recruit and retain its staff around 180 degrees; an ex-tutor from an FE institution who left teaching due to work load issues; and an academic completing a PhD on the topic of work strain in the sector. (educationbusinessuk.net)
These show derivations of the original working dogs can be trained to work stock, but they are unlikely to be as good as dogs from working strains. (australiandoglover.com)