Sentences with phrase «herding livestock»

People still live much as they always have, herding livestock, cooking traditional food, and tending bees.

Dogs, by nature, enjoy being active and instinctively revert back to their ancestral heritage of hunting or herding livestock.

They were bred for catching rats, herding livestock and other farm work.

Originated as an all - round dog breed that love to keep itself busy in herding livestock, guarding the farm and pulling the carts in his native land of Switzerland, Appenzellers have the right amount of energy, are self - confident and are valuable working dogs that are low in maintenance.

Indeed, Rottweilers were used and selectively bred to excel at pulling carts filled up with meat to go to markets, as well as herding livestock.

While herding livestock, they were expected to make their own decisions, and the modern breed still maintains this independence.

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.

As you can see, both breeds had similar functions - guarding and herding livestock - as well as origin dates and locations, Belgium and Germany.

Each breed was developed to perform a specific job, whether it be hunting rabbits, retrieving downed birds, herding livestock or sitting on people's laps.

The breed is developed for the purpose of herding livestock, especially sheep.

Each breed was developed to perform a specific job, whether that job is hunting rabbits, retrieving downed birds, herding livestock or sitting on people's laps.

Dogs, the amazing species that they are, have been developed for herding livestock, guarding our properties and working alongside us.

They've worked alongside us for thousands of years, and most are bred for a particular purpose, like hunting, herding livestock or providing...

Some of the pastoral breeds, like the border collie, were developed for herding livestock such as sheep and cattle.

This large breed was commonly utilized as a «horse,» being used as a draft dog in addition to being used for guarding and herding livestock.

Dogs who were bred for jobs that require decision making, intelligence, and concentration, such as herding livestock, need to exercise their brains, just as dogs who were bred to run all day need to exercise their bodies.

Because they are intended to be athletic dogs capable of herding livestock and catching feral hogs, neither the American pit bull terrier nor the American bulldog should have difficulty breathing due to muzzle shape.

Bred for herding livestock during the 1800s in Great Britain, this breed has high energy and incredible stamina.

Non-existent in European registries, where most of these breeds are classified as working dogs, this group was created in 1983 by the AKC to honor what is one of the oldest of dog professions: herding livestock.

They are also used for herding livestock.

Most dogs are bred for a particular purpose, like hunting, herding livestock or providing protection.

Double - coated breeds were bred for outdoor work in fields, hunting or herding livestock.

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

Herding livestock and doling out sweet cuddles are all in a day's work for an Australian Shepherd.

From herding livestock to working search and rescue, they love being active and getting their paws dirty.

Primarily used for herding livestock, but also for guarding it.

Border Collies continue to be employed in their traditional work of herding livestock throughout the world.

This is a result of their long working lineage, herding livestock and confronting large predators.

The Border Collie is a working and herding dog breed developed in the Anglo - Scottish border region for herding livestock, especially sheep.

Australian shepherds are not from Australia, but were developed in the United States for herding livestock.

Originally bred as a working dog to follow instructions when herding livestock such as sheep, the Border Collie has a reputation as being one of the most intelligent of all dog breeds.

German Shepherds were bred to work all day herding livestock, which makes them high - energy dogs who are active both physically and mentally.

The earliest function of the Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier was to work on farms, hunting rats, herding livestock or guarding from outsiders.

I would like to learn more about herding livestock and maybe earning herding titles with my dog.

The Blue Heeler is a cattle dog that Australian breeders developed to herd livestock.

With some breeds, such as Border Collies, biting or nipping is even more instinctive because of the nature of the breed - they're born and bred to herd livestock, and that's how a 50 or 60 pound dog will control a 1,000 pound cow - by biting at the heels or nose.

Meaning that the same genetic makeup used to protect and herd livestock runs through the veins of the Doberman.

The American Herding Breeds Association (AHBA) provides herding capability tests to all dogs, designed to determine whether a dog has the instinct to herd livestock.

For example, greyhounds were bred for speed, collies to herd livestock — and pit bulls, originally, to fight other dogs.

They were developed to herd livestock and for pulling carts.

It's in the nature of these energetic and athletic canines to herd livestock.

Shelties were actually BRED to bark using their voice to herd livestock, so they use their voices a lot.

Red and Blue Heelers, as they are commonly referred to, are unsurprisingly great dogs which were built and bred to herd livestock.

They're energetic working dogs bred to herd livestock and protect their homesteads.

Other breeds are developed to hunt small game or to herd livestock.

Historically, they were bred and raised to herd livestock and work on farms.

This breed is American born and bred and was originally created to herd livestock for ranchers in the western part of the United States.

These Swiss working dogs were bred to pull heavy objects and herd livestock.

As they were BRED to bark to herd livestock by barking at them (thus annoying them), they are very yappy guys.

This behavior is based on their origins as a working breed, where the Shepherd would range over vast distances and herd livestock without needing to be told how to do it.