Sentences with phrase «bred as herders»

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Originally kept as a general farm dog that accompanied herders in the Bern region, Switzerland, the Bernese mountain dog is a large, heavy breed with a distinctive tri-colored coat, black with white chest and rust colored markings.

The breed's name, Vallhund, when translated into English, means herding dog, as the Swedish Vallhund was originally bred as a drover and herder of cows over 1,000 years ago.

Although the American Kennel Club has designated the Catahoula Leopard Dog a herder, it was originally bred as a hunting dog used for hunting the wild boar indigenous to its area of origin.

The breed has been known best as an excellent cattle herder, which is the meaning of the French word bouvier.

One or two short walks per day is simply not enough for most dogs, especially not for any of the working breeds, such as herders and retrievers.

Less well known but just as amazing are rare dog breeds from around the world that are appreciated for their skills as hunters, protectors, herders or loyal companions.

This breed, unlike some of the herder breeds such as the Anatolian Shepherd, is less agile and slower moving.

According to the Dog Breed Info website, they were referred to as the poor man's dog, working on farms as herders as well as hunting small game and rodents.

This breed has also been used by shepherds as herders and watchdogs.

These were smaller, quicker, spitz - type herders, progenitors of such contemporary breeds as the Icelandic Sheepdog.

History and Facts: These dogs are depicted in 15th century art and were bred in Germany to be family pets, farm and guard dogs, as well as herders and ratters.

The resulting breed was employed as a fighter, and later on as a guard dog, herder, and rat hunter.

Will Bessie bred to Joe's retriever produce a herder that can double as a bird dog?

Originally bred as a flock guardian and herder, Rottweilers are now used as guard dogs and protective family dogs.

History: Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers have an origin from Ireland and were used as farm herders and hunters of vermin.The Wheaten is probably one of the oldest irish dog breeds and was introduced to the USA in 1946, but not recognized by the AKC until 1973.

They usually make great companions, as they were bred to be working dogs as herders or pulling wagons.

Despite the misleading name, Anatolians are bred as guard dogs, not herders.

The same ancestral autosomal recessive mutation for the progressive rod cone degeneration (prcd) form of progressive retinal atrophy (PRA) is found in the American Cocker Spaniel, American Eskimo Dog, Australian Cattle Dog, Australian Shepherd, Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Chinese Crested Dog, English Cocker Spaniel, Entelbucher Mountain Dog, Finnish Lapphund, Golden Retriever, Kuvasz, Labrador Retriever, Lapponian Herder, Norwegian Elkhound, Nova Scotia Duck Trolling Retriever, Poodle, Portuguese Water Dog, Silky Terrier, Spanish Water Dog, Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog Swedish Lapphund, and Yorkshire Terrier.3 This list continues to grow as more breeds are discovered with the same defective gene.

The breed also has a well developed sense of humor making them an endearing companion, and they continue to be used very effectively as both sheep and cattle herders in their native land and elsewhere.

Bo, America's First Dog The Portuguese Water Dog has been bred for centuries as a working dog and companion for Portuguese coastal fisherman as a loyal retriever, net handler, and fish «herder».

Border collies were the most prevalent breed competing, and the driven, fast, flexible herders are seen as tough to beat.

Approximately half of all dogs in the United States are purebred dogs whose breeds were developed to work alongside man as Guide Dogs and Service Dogs, Search and Rescue Dogs, Conservation Dogs, military dogs, trackers, hunting dogs and herders — and always, to be companions, helpers, and the heartbeat of a family and home.