Sentences with phrase «good herding dog»

This is of course a necessary trait in a good herding dog.

Border collies are known as the best herding dogs in the world.

That means that a border collie will probably be a better herding dog than a beagle, which will probably be a better scent tracker than a pit bull, which will probably be a better fighter than a border collie or beagle.

The main characteristics of the Border Collie come from being bred to be perhaps the best herding dog there is: «Because their early work was to gather sheep from the hills, Border Collies are, by nature, gatherers rather than drovers or tenders.

Like all good herding dogs, it combines strength, flexibility, agility and endurance with the ability to make abrupt turns, springing starts and sudden stops.

The Border Collie is known to be the best herding dog breed.

The German Shepherd was bred in the German cavalry by a captain at the19th century end as the best herding dog.

By selecting the best herding dogs over the course of hundreds of generations, these dogs traveled with the Basque shepherds as they emigrated to Australia in the early 1800's.

Not exact matches

She shuffles in the mud giggling with delight as giant cows graze around her and herding dogs do their best to keep her from danger.

As well as herding and guarding, they are used in search and rescue, as police dogs and as support and seeing eye dogs.

The Rottweiler originated in Germany where they were used as multifaceted herding dogs, as well as for stock protection.

Mary has trained dogs for police work, as well as hunting, herding and therapy work.She and her Grand Champion Australian Shepherd Tanner have received many commendations from the several different Veterans Associations for their therapy work.

The people at Ewenity Farms Herding Dog Rescue knew Bingo (a.k.a. Maverick) would be a good fit for our program, and once we meet him we did too.

Well, it is a competitive sport that involves dogs herding and driving large balls into a football goal.

Certified Canine Good Citizen, nationally renowned blogger for more than 8 years on subjects of responsible pet ownership and positive reinforcement based dog training, management and herding specialist (especially with sheep and ducks).

It's best to offer dogs the opportunity to use their skills by actually hunting, herding, or tracking with their owner, or participating in mock exercises like field trials, lure coursing, herding exhibitions, or other doggy competitions.

If you have no herding or other work for this dog, then you'd better figure on some activities to tire out this breed!

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.

Pictures, descriptions, and videos of the five best will help you choose the dog suited to guard your small herd, before you lose that favorite lamb or kid.

This dog was a working dog, bred to herd sheep and incredibly good at it.

In fact, the Kerry Blue can aid hunters in finding game, as well as serving as a herding dog.

i am wanting a dog to be a guard dog and a herd dog and be a good companion for me and my grandkids.

The Border Collie is not only extremely good at herding, but it has an eagerness to please that makes it excellent at other jobs like search - and - rescue, medical - alert dogs for early detection of seizures (and other medical emergencies) and even therapy dogs.

This consists of dogs that, well, herd.

So what should you expect in a crossbred dog who has picked out the best brains and shares parents who were originally bred to herd sheep?

If they want a couch potato family pet, a border collie or herding dog is probably not a good option as they need a lot more exercise and stimulation.

In Eminent Dogs, Dangerous Men, Donald McCaig gave a glimpse into that world and the kind of dog he knows best — the sheep - herding dog.

She gets along well with other dogs, except for her tendency to try to herd them.

When herding, these dogs help to keep deer herd together on the move to better pastures.

Remember, although the above activities are great for herding breeds, really any kind of exercise, or mental stimulation is good for your dog.

Can fight with one another if they only have each other to herd in the home, and live a boring lifestyle Excellent sight, scent, hearing High intelligence Some are dog fighters, but the well bred ones aren't.

Many ACD owners have put their dogs» energy and intelligence to good use, training them in agility, herding, tracking, and obedience.

If you have a herding dog (like a Collie or Sheltie), the best thing to do is train him for herding trials — after all, it's what they were born and bred to do!

Our dogs are titled in conformation as well as a variety of dog sports, including agility, weight pull, rally, obedience, and herding.

Obedience exercises are meant to represent good dog manners, safety needs (like stopping on command before running into the road) and certain herding or hunting skills.

If your dog is extremely active, regardless of breed or size - working, sporting, hunting, agility, or herding - we recommend daily supplementation as well.

These herding breed dogs are often found competing in (and winning) agility competitions as well as cleverly herding livestock.

In addition to promoting the objectives of ASCA to maintain and improve the breed, we strive to offer venues for Australian Shepherd owners (as well as other dog owners) to compete for ASCA titles in ASCA sanctioned events including Obedience, Conformation, Tracking, Agility, and Herding.

A Beauceron can be a good family dog for people with older children who can respect the animal and tolerate the natural herding behavior.

They are devoted to their families and good with children although, as herding dogs, they may try to round them up for you.

A good way to curb this tendency is to give these dogs outlets for their instinctive herding, chasing and nipping behaviors.

Though they are excellent herding dogs, German shepherds are very well suited to work as service animals, such as guide dogs for the blind.

While this stout pupster may look small this herding dog breed is super active and finding the best food can be challenging.

This is the type of sheep herding German Shepherd Dogs do the best.

These are also good for dogs that can't do fun things, such as agility, herding or group classes.

They do well at herding and tracking competitions, and are very good at Schutzhund trials, the competitions for dogs working in personal protection.

Also, he maintains cornering the Frisbee and making sure it returns safely «home» is a particularly good exercise for herding dogs.

The Pumi dog breed can be good with children but can also try to herd them.

The Spanish Water Dog is a high - energy breed that does well with an active family, but because they have strong herding instincts they may not be suited for a family with young kids, who will find themselves being herded.

Probably this much can definitely be accepted as fact: That the Kerry Blue Terrier, or Irish Blue Terrier, as he is called in Eire, has been known for well over one hundred years; that because of his gaminess, intelligence and adaptability as a hunting dog, as a herd dog, and a working dog, the Kerry Blue has every attribute an Irishman would seek in a dog.