Sentences with phrase «known as a herding dog»

Not exact matches

And getting the dogs to sit still is, as we know, harder than herding cats.

The Australian Cattle Dog, also known as the Queensland Heeler, Blue Heeler, and Red Heeler, is a medium - sized dog in the herding class of the working dog groDog, also known as the Queensland Heeler, Blue Heeler, and Red Heeler, is a medium - sized dog in the herding class of the working dog grodog in the herding class of the working dog grodog group.

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

Also known as Australian Heeler, Hall's Heeler, Blue Heeler, Red Heeler and Queensland Heeler, the Australian Cattle Dog originated in Australia in the 19th century and is the product of years of selective breeding to obtain the ideal herding dDog originated in Australia in the 19th century and is the product of years of selective breeding to obtain the ideal herding dogdog.

Known as the largest French sheepdog, this dog has records dating back as far as 1578 and was used to herd and guard sheep and cattle, along as to be the protector of the family's home.

They are known as brilliant herding, tracking, rescue, guard and assistance dogs.

You will know when your dog is herding a vehicle, his head will drop down low and he will stare down the car as it passes.

Known as one of the four breeds of mountain dogs developed by the Swiss, the Entlebucher Mountain Dog is a high - spirited and very capable herding dDog is a high - spirited and very capable herding dogdog.

Among herding dogs, there's a specific breed known as the bearded collie.

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.

Faith Maloney, known as «Chief Dog,» rode herd on the dogs while construction of the Sanctuary was underway.

The other category would be the herding dogs known as drivers.

They were bred to catch cows and hogs, to herd livestock and they were also known as the Nanny Dogs due to their disposition with children.

The breed, also known as the Pyrenean Mountain Dog, was developed from herding dogs brought over from Asia.

The Belgian sheep - herding breeds, collectively known as chiens de berger Belge, shared their early history as general - purpose shepherds and guard dogs of Belgium.

Within 53 years of Dutch colonisation in Southern Africa and the origins of the wagon - trekking boers later known as Afrikaners, who converted vast stretches of wild veld into farmland, hunted for meat and defended their cattle herds, staff, and homesteads from lion, the Europeans were using these local dogs themselves.

Australian Shepherds, also know as Aussies, are a medium sized, active herding dog.

I like the confidence of knowing that retrievers will indeed retrieve (as their ancestors have PROVEN to do so) or a herding dog will willingly work sheep or cattle, etc etc....

All these types of dogs then gave us the breeds we know today, such as the Border Collie as top herding dog, the English Bulldog as a bullfighter, the Chihuahua as a family dog, and so it goes.

The Huntaway dog breed is also known as the New Zealand Sheepdog and it is widely known for its herding ability.

History: Aussies have an origin from Australia and are known as a ratter - type of dog whose purpose was to hunt vermin, be watchdogs and herd sheep.

St. Bernards were originally bred from various livestock guarding and herding breeds like the Swiss Mountain Dog, also known as the Sennenhound.

At the time, all other herding dogs in Germany were referred to by this name; they thus became known as AltdeutscheSchäferhunde or Old German Shepherd Ddogs in Germany were referred to by this name; they thus became known as AltdeutscheSchäferhunde or Old German Shepherd DogsDogs.

Native American Indians had the first versions of the breed, known as Wolf Dogs, for hunting and herding.

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.

The Portuguese Water Dog, also known as the Cao de Aqua, the Portuguese Fishing Dog, the Portie, and the Water Dog, is an old breed used to herd fish into nets, to retrieve lost tackle and to act as a courier from ship to ship, or ship to shore.

[1] The breed has been known in its home county for over a hundred and fifty years as a general purpose farm dog, capable of both ratting and herding cattle.

There are three herding dogs known collectively as the Belgian Shepherds.

However, these tests said very little about their instinctive drives and how they would be like to live with, especially as adolescent pain - in - the - tails, although my first dog had such a strong herding dog vibe I knew it wasn't a lab mix.

The breed hails from France, was used as a herding dog and is known for its exceedingly shaggy appearance.

Each herding dog has what is known as a «style».

Also known as the Australian heeler, as the name implies, this dog was historically bred to herd cattle for Australian settlers.

Also known as the Australian Cattle Dog (ACD), Red Heeler, or the Queensland Heeler, this canine is a popular member of the Herding Group.

Due to their past as herding dogs, Border Collies are sometimes known for trying to herd family members:).

In order for this level, known as herd immunity, to be reached we need a large proportion of the community's dogs to be vaccinated.

Von Stephanitz and other founders of the SV (the German Club for GSDs) distrusted this coloring because it was associated with the Collie, which by that time had become known as a fancy or «sissy» dog, unsuitable for real herding work, police duty, or anything besides showing.

«Like herding cats» is a saying many people use to explain a tricky task, but some of us know that «brushing a dog's teeth» may be just as appropriate.

The Rottweiler or cite web is a breed of domestic dog, regarded as medium - to - large cite web or large cite web The dogs were known in German as meaning Rottweil butchers» dogs, because their main use was to herd livestock and pull carts laden with butchered meat to market.

Border Collie Known as the workaholics of the dog world, Border Collies are still used today to herd sheep on farms.