Sentences with phrase «sheep herding work»

There is a particularly wide range of jobs available to dogs that are willing and driven to work, some of these jobs include search and rescue work, tracking work, therapy dog work, bomb sniffing work, sheep herding work, shepherding work, seeing eye work, and assistance dog work.

Not exact matches

The most important question for me became, Why can some animals change the color of their coats, or work a herd of sheep or regrow limbs, while others can't?

This is a huge change from only a century ago, when the majority of domestic cats and dogs were working animals, keeping rodents at bay, guarding property, herding sheep.

It was created in early 1900s to herd sheep, but is most known for its military and police work.

Border collies will demonstrate their natural herding abilities while working flocks of sheep.

The Working Dog classification used by multi-breed dog registries and clubs define dogs that assist humans in their daily work, such as: herding sheep and cattle, draft or sled dogs, tracking dogs, police dogs, rescue dogs, and service dogs.

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.

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.

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.

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

Herding dogs work with various types of livestock, such as sheep and cattle.

Herding dogs, like Border Collies and Queensland Heelers, can be taken to places where they can actually learn to herd and work a small herd of goats or sheep.

Their ability to work in unison with their owners and drive herds of live stock and sheep around makes them one of the most valuable dogs.

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.

Both Polish lowland sheepdogs and bearded collies work as herding dogs for sheep.

Morgan Achieved Titles: NACSW K9NW NW1, NW2, L1C, L1E, & L1V Titles in K9 Nose Work, AKC JWW Novice B & Open Titles and AKC Novice B Standard Title, has 2 Qs in Open Standard (need 3 to Title), has 1 Q in Execellent JWW (need 3 to Title) in Agility, has been introduced to sheep / goat herding.

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

Gypsy Achieved Titles: AKC Canine Good Citizen, NACSW K9NW NW1, NW2, L1C, L2C, L1E, L2I, 1 Leg in L2I, & 2 NW3 Qs in Exteriors & Vehicles (need 3 Qualifed for NW3 Element Titles) in K9 Nose Work, AKC JWW Novice A and JWW Novice P Titles in Agility (Retired from Agility to do Injury), has been introduced to sheep / herding.

They observed how wolves worked together to distract the herds of sheep or goats so they could single out one animal for the kill.

While it may not be seen as work by many, sheep herding is a particularly difficult job that takes a lot of stamina as well as intelligence from the dog in question.

The Belgian Malinois has herding roots and has come from a continual background of working dogs, herding sheep and cattle and other livestock.

They do nothing for the better of the breed and all the AKC breeds for is barbie dogs that can't herd sheep like a true working border collie can.

The herding breeds were developed to work with man to help him drive and herd animals, such as cattle and sheep.

They should be able to read sheep, respond to hand signals and love to work and herd sheep.

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....

German Shepherd Dog — German Shepherds are working dogs, originally bred for herding sheep.

Over the years as canines became domesticated pets, those in - bred skills along with others like foraging weren't required for day - to - day work, but these behaviors were so ingrained in the DNA of these breeds that these animals naturally wanted to engage in them — even when there were no rats to clear from a barn, or sheep to be herded.

The Wheaten was an all - purpose working farm dog for the struggling tenant farmers, acting as a guardian of property, people and possessions, a vermin exterminator and a competent herder for flocks of sheep and even herds of cattle.

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 exact history of border collies is unknown, but it is clear that they originate from the Scottish border territories, where they were bred as working dogs, primarily to herd sheep.

The Pastoral Group consists of herding dogs that are associated with working cattle, sheep, reindeer and other cloven footed animals.

A consortium of German breeders worked to make a brave, intelligent dog that could herd sheep and run quickly with great stamina.

This tendency to work independently stems from their method of herding, which was to basically control the sheep on their own by circling the herd, working as a sort of moving fence to keep the flock within a boundary.

Today, many can barely jump off the sofa, let alone chase a ball, herd sheep, work in the field, or assist a hunter.

Although originally bred for herding cattle, many Blue Heelers work as all purpose farm dogs, tending to sheep as well as cows.

We even went to a working sheep farm and were fed delicious «scones» and were able to watch the border collies move the herd of sheep.

Guests and families can enjoy watching the feeding of ostriches and watch the working dog's herd the sheep.

So now Liverpool Town Hall has a copy of this new work by Sir Peter Blake and Tate Liverpool has the right to herd their sheep along Dale street.

The farm interns are each assigned a specialty, ranging from working in the garden, herding sheep, maintaining the vineyard, and pruning trees in the orchard.