Sentences with phrase «herding dogs work with»

Herding dogs work with various types of livestock, such as sheep and cattle.

Not exact matches

The GSD is one of the most popular breeds worldwide with historical working roles that include herding, guarding, police, military and guide - dog work.

My background is in working dogs — herding dogs, particularly — and no breeder of my acquaintance with any repute would sell their dogs in such a manner.

There are many breeds of dogs that are better with sheep, some are better with cattle, and some work with many species of herd animals.

Her passions include working with the herding, sporting, and working breeds, and she has experience in competition obedience and agility with her own dogs.

We like working with greyhounds because we do not have to train over any strong genetically bred instincts and drives (such as protection / guarding, being territorial, herding, dog aggression, or hunting).

The initial work has also been done for a weaver who runs a small flock of colored sheep, a farmer storing feed grain in his barn, a flock - owner in wolf territory, a recreational musher, a rabbit hunter, and a pet owner with an interest in any of the characteristics of the herding, guarding, terrier, working, or hound dogs; what remains is to find just the right breed to match the lifestyle and personality of the owner.

When starting obedience training, find an instructor who understands how herding dogs work and you will wind up with an excellent companion dog.

This breed can be seen herding, tracking, competing in flyball, playing Frisbee — or working as an assistance dog or with a Search and Rescue team.

Looking at dog food today, we find all - life - stages food, puppy food, adult food, senior food, food for dogs with sensitive stomachs or sensitive skin, food for herding, sporting, toy, terrier, large, and giant breed dogs, vegetarian food, high performance food for working dogs, reduced calorie and light food for couch potato dogs, food for dogs with heart disease, kidney disease, liver disease, arthritis, digestive problems, cancer, diabetes, bladder stones, dandruff and dirty teeth.

Some groups of dog, the herding and gundog groups in particular, have been bred for hundreds of years to work in close partnership with people.

Since herding dogs are bred to work closely with humans, they are easier to train.

Whether you seek a potential agility or flyball champ, a herding or working dog, or just a loving active companion, MidAmerica Border Collie Rescue will work with you to find the right match.

Herding dogs are active dogs with high levels of energy, and are a lot of work.

The goal of breeding is to breed for health, temperament, conformation to the breed standard (which includes a dog's work, e.g. herding, sporting), pedigree and betterment of each with successive generations.

Description: A small herding dog, the Miniature American Shepherd is intelligent with willingness to work.

We work with all breeds of dogs but our specialty is deaf dogs — especially herding breeds.

The Bouvier, along with the equally - bearded Briard, were originally bred as herding and farm dogs, and are still used as working dogs today.

In addition, she has augmented her formal education by working with some of the top dog trainers in obedience, agility and herding and competing successfully at the highest levels.

Aubrey is also exploring other dog sports such as herding, conformation, and scent work with her Beauceron.

Their ability to work in unison with their owners and drive herds of live stock and sheep around makes them one of the most valuable dogs.

Pyrs were bred centuries ago to work with shepherds and herding dogs in the Pyrenees Mountains, the natural border between France and Spain.

He is a loyal, vigilant, and intelligent working dog with strong herding instincts.

She is currently working to earn obedience and Rally titles with her own dogs, in addition to earning Sheep Herding titles with her Boxer, Tess.

Over the years Cindy has taken lessons with her dogs in agility, rally, herding, and working on reactivity / behavior issues and with horses lessons on western pleasure, halter, reining, cutting, and trail to name a few.

Whether your pup is an Arctic working dog or a pastoral herding dog, these names for dogs with blue eyes celebrate your best friend's unparalleled position as the family protector and talisman.

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Diane's specialty is working with high bred herding dogs.

Due to their intelligence, Rottweilers are known to make fantastic service dogs, with skills in everything from herding to police work.

Herding dogs are trained using calm livestock who already have experience working with other dogs.

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The Bearded Collie is a medium sized, powerful work — herding type dog with a long slender body well proportioned.

Erika has recently begun competing with Twister and Sandstorm in K9 Disc Dog Events, started working them in agility and considering Flyball and herding too.

Keeping «herds» of shelter pets healthy is a crucial duty for veterinarians who work with homeless dogs and cats.

In those times, the legions traveled with their meat on the hoof and required the assistance of working dogs to herd the cattle.

While other types of working farm dogs are tasked with standing guard over livestock, herding dogs are given the responsibly of rounding up flocks and herds.

They work with their dogs to develop them as therapy, herding, and quite often, as agility dogs.

In general working dog breeds are dogs that have high energy levels, working dog breeds are listed on the AKC website along with other categories of dog including: sporting, hound, terrier, toy, non-sporting, herding, and miscellaneous.

It is no accident that the top obedience dogs come from the herding and sporting groups, the conglomerations of breeds developed to work with man and obey his signals.

Everyone who trains or shows a dog; everyone who works with a herding dog, a search and rescue dog, a therapy dog, a retriever, a pointer, a flushing spaniel, or a livestock guard dog; everyone who competes in sled dog races or weight pulls or draft dog tests; and everyone who breeds dogs must learn to speak with a single voice that says «Stop.

It is important to remember, however, that many herding breeds have a tendency toward independence, but these dogs are by no means stubborn or difficult to work with.

In general, this dog is a smart and hard - working breed with excellent herding skills.

They breed dogs for the temperament and ability to serve as working companions for handicapped owners, or produce hunting dogs, herding dogs, guarding dogs, racing dogs, sled dogs, and dogs with the temperament and stamina to participate in schutzhund and other sports.

For example, dogs with ancestors in the hunting, herding and working groups typically require more daily activity than say a Shar Pei, or a Boston Terrier, and other breeds with short snouts.

Unlike other breeds of herding dogs the Australian cattle dog was specifically designed to work in rough Australian terrain with larger herding animals.

Simply explained, purpose - bred dogs perform a specific job, from hunting game to herding livestock to working in service to a person with disabilities, having the inborn qualities needed to succeed.

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Most working dog breeds are perfect for running long distances with because they were bred to be active for long periods during the day, like hunting and herding dogs.

Over the centuries they were bred with local farm dogs and became outstanding shepherd / mountain dogs used for herding and guarding flocks and doing general farm work.

It's a fact that this breed is known as «helping» or «working dogs» and the reason behind this perception among people is because they have been bred to work with farmers to assist them in tedious roles such as herding cattle, sheep and several other livestock.