Sentences with phrase «sheep herding breed»

The Berger Picards are a rustic French sheep herding breed that is as endearing in their scruffy appearance as they are in their personality.

For example, a sheep herding breed, like a Border Collie, would be expected to learn how to herd sheep very quickly and might even perform the job with little training.

Not exact matches

In addition to helping control rodents and snakes, the new breed was used to herd sheep, as a watchdog, and for companionship.

Originally bred for herding sheep and cattle, they have proven themselves as excellent companion animals and are outstanding competitors in sheepdog trials and dog agility.

This intelligent breed is yet another gentle giant, and was used in sheep herding and for family protection.

Who would have thought that a dog breed would be named after a country that exported sheep these dogs were supposed to herd!

The Belgian Malinois was another type of dog originally bred to herd and watch over the safety of sheep.

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.

This strong built breed is traditionally used for hard work such as cattle and sheep herding, pulling carts, and police or guard dog work.

In 1908, the United Kingdom wrote a standard for Border Collies to help distinguish him from other sheep - herding breeds.

The German Shepherd Dog breed was initially developed for sheep herding from herding breeds, but it soon became evident that the dog had an ability and intelligence, along with physical prowess, to be utilized as a multi-purpose dog.

It's believed to have been obtained by crossing Border Collies with several smaller breeds, such as the King Charles Spaniel and the Pomeranian, for the purpose of herding the small Shetland sheep.

This is a breed that always needs to have a job whether that's herding cattle, sheep or children.

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.

The initial work has also been done for a weaver who runs a small flock of colored sheep, a farmer storing feed grain in his barn, a flock - owner in wolf territory, a recreational musher, a rabbit hunter, and a pet owner with an interest in any of the characteristics of the herding, guarding, terrier, working, or hound dogs; what remains is to find just the right breed to match the lifestyle and personality of the owner.

Also known as the «Pyr Shep», the Pyrenean Shepherd is a medium - sized breed that finds its place in the field herding sheep.

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

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

All of them, however, were originally bred to herd sheep.

Just like every other big white dog breed on this list, the Polish Tatra Sheepdog is a great guard of large herds of sheep or flocks.

Gaddi Dogs were bred for hunting purposes but multi-talented Gaddi Dog is widely used by local shepherds, mostly Gaddis (from the tribe of the same name) and these dogs are reputed to be strong enough to repulse attacks by snow leopards and are very intelligent to herd stray sheep and goats back to their pens.

The Swiss Mountain Dog was developed in Switzerland as a herding breed, typically employed in keeping sheep flocks together.

It seems that our ancestors bred for working traits such us herding and bred out the instinct to want to eat the sheep.

This is particularly noted in the German Shepherd breed, who have been bred over generations to protect herds of sheep in isolated areas.

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?

Border collies were originally bred to herd sheep.

It is unknown when this breed originated, but it was developed as a working companion for the Great Pyrenees; it would herd flocks of sheep while the Great Pyrenees stood guard over them.

Most breeds were developed to do some type of work — herding sheep or cattle, hunting pheasants, retrieving ducks, hunting rabbits or raccoons, killing barnyard vermin, protecting livestock, guarding estates, pulling carts or sleds, and police / military work.

This loyal breed was selectively bred to herd and protect flocks of sheep, but nowadays boasts quite a versatile repertoire of important roles.

They are most commonly thought of in association with sheep, but are also used today for herding other breeds, including cattle and even reindeer in some parts of the world.

Loyal, affectionate, and intelligent, the Collie is a graceful dog that was originally bred to herd sheep in Scotland.

The desire of a herding dog to keep his «flock» together, be it children, the neighborhood cats, or sheep, often times frustrates the owner, but it is what they were bred for.

Komondors are a large dog breed, which were originally used to herd sheep.

Shelties, like Australian Cattle dogs, are bred for herding and are more often used for herding sheep than cattle.

The original outstanding dogs that were used to herd and guard sheep or livestock in the 1800's were further enhanced through breeding and natural selection.

For hundreds of years these dogs have been bred to run all day, control herds of sheep and livestock and make complex decisions.

Bred for herding, they are often used for guarding sheep.

In some countries all the Belgian dogs who herded sheep are considered one breed.

German Shepherd puppy training should consider this breed's genetic nature: GSDs originate as a german dog breed for herding and guarding sheep.

[44] Dogs were being bred to preserve traits that assisted in their job of herding sheep and protecting their flocks from predators.

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.

Potential negative: A mixed breed is not the best choice if you want a dog with specific skills, such as herding sheep, or hunting pheasants or rabbits.

Today, the GSD's versatility is so thoroughly deployed in the performance of myriad tasks that it is easy to forget that the breed was originally created to herd sheep.

These dogs were originally bred to protect herds of sheep and goats.

Like the Border Collie was bred to herd sheep, the Labrador Retriever to retrieve and the basset and bloodhound to scent and hunt, the American Pit Bull Terrier was bred for purpose and that was for Dog fighting.

This breed is a working dog that was developed for sheep herding and cattle driving.

This dog is originally bred in Germany to herd sheep.

They are thought to have descended from a variety of European herding breeds, and were developed by sheep farmers to herd and drive sheep to market.

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

This is another breed that originated in Germany where it was developed to herd sheep.