Although the German Shepherd was originally
bred as a herding dog, it has been used as a guard and police dog with good reason.
Next, flashing lights will really stimulate many dogs, especially visual breeds
such as herding dogs.
They make excellent companions and can also be trained to
serve as herding dogs, police dogs, search and rescue dogs and more.
It is alert, courageous, intelligent, and strong and serves as a police dog as
well as a herd dog.
If you are looking to work your white German
Shepherd as a herding dog, they will make a great working companion, and enjoy the exercise.
Although it has been
used as a herding dog for centuries, it is thought the original use was as a hunting dog.
For example, Australian Shepherds have a very high energy level, and they need daily, vigorous exercise since they were originally
bred as herding dogs.
The border collie is still widely used
as a herding dog in England and Scotland both and are often found on farming properties.
Originally developed in
Germany as herding dogs, the German Shepherd is popular today as a working dog and as a family companion.
This dog was initially
developed as a herding dog in England and Scotland where it herded a number of livestock but particularly sheep.
The AHBA sanctions herding events for dogs of all the herding breeds, including several that are not normally thought
of as herding dogs such as Rottweilers and Samoyeds.
They are historically from the British Isles, where they were bred
as herding dogs who didn't need to bite or bark to get results.
The Canaan Dog Project, founded in Israel, seeks to rescue an ancient Middle Eastern breed used for thousands of
years as herding dogs.
While they have become popular companion dogs through the years, they're still used today by many
ranchers as herding dogs.
The same instincts that made the original GSD breeders choose the bloodline for use in the military, as protection animals, and
as herding dogs around the farm?
The only way for a Border Collie without an ISDS pedigree to be added to the ISDS registry is by proving its
worth as a herding dog so that it can be Registered on Merit (ROM).
Dog books sometimes offer conflicting information - one book, for instance describes corgis as the perfect family pet, while others say that corgis have a tendency to nip at children, thanks to their
roots as herding dogs.
Bred in their native
California as a herding dog, the instinct to work and to perform difficult tasks is strongly present in their genetic makeup.
Any aspect of structure or temperament that would impede the dog's ability to
function as a herding dog should be severely faulted.
In reality, Pembrokes have been used by the
Welsh as herding dogs, family companions, and guardians of the farm.
As a working dog, she is used
primarily as a herding dog but is also used to hunt, guard, and she even dabbles in man trailing and search and rescue.
After a painful encounter with rowdy border collies that resulted in back surgery in 2010, your local columnist has become as obsessive about walking 3 miles a
day as herding dog Lola is about sheep.
This breed's name originates from the city of Bergamo where this dog was
utilized as a herding dog and livestock guardian in the Bergamasco Valley by the Italian Alps.
Due to their
past as herding dogs, Border Collies are sometimes known for trying to herd family members:).
Rotties are good with children, but their natural
instincts as herding dogs can cause them to bump the child and accidentally knock them down, so just keep an eye on the pair.
From a dog weighing about 20 - 30 pounds and used
basically as a herding dog, the Pomeranian made a great leap to a tiny companion.
This breed was originally developed in
Germany as a herding dog and currently is one of the most popular working dog breeds.