Australian Cattle Dogs are
tough working dogs bred to herd unpredictable cattle and livestock.
Not exact matches
Examples: Afghan, Borzoi, Greyhound, Saluki; Rhodesian Ridgeback My Favorites: Greyhounds; Italian Greyhounds Hunters by sight «triggered to chase and bite moving objects and animals Need same amount of exercise as any other
working breed Not
bred to obey commands; they are game chasers Can easily jump fences if you aren't watching; very athletic and muscular Usually not
dog fighters, but will chase and kill some small animals; Rhodesian Ridgebacks are more pack oriented, more likely to be territorial, and can do higher levels of obedience than typical sighthounds; can be quite protective of the owner and property; not for novices
Tough on the outside, soft on the inside.
It doesn't
work; it demonizes an entire
breed of
dog and their owners; «
tough guys» and
dog fighters merely go on to the NEXT big
breed «scary»
dog, in Miami its often Cane Corsos, which are NOT banned (and shouldn't be) while Pit bulls ARE banned (and shouldn't be)....
They are essential
working dog,
bred to be hardy and reliable, able to stand up to the harshest conditions, and the
toughest sheep.
If matings were planned, as opposed to just happening, the criteria were performance - based: Will
breeding this bitch to that
dog result in a
tougher style for
working rank range cattle?
The Lakeland Terrier is a
tough dog that was
bred to
work in the fields of Britain to keep rats and foxes at bay.
They look
tough (especially with cropped ears) and similar to Staffies in this country they have been exploited and this loyal, affectionate
working dog has become a weapon or status symbol for unscrupulous types leading to a bad reputation with many countries banning the
breed.
The 341st Training Squadron (< — click for link) operates their own
breeding program for the Belgian Malinois
dogs (very
tough working dogs) they train for military missions.
Humans used to train them to make their daily
work easier and because of years of training by their past generations, over a period of time they have gradually become a perfect
dog breed that is ideal to live in
tough conditions like farms, however that trait does not take away anything from them, because they are equally wonderful family pets as well.