Sheep dog

Summary

A sheep dog or sheepdog is generally a dog or breed of dogs historically used in connection with the raising of sheep. These include livestock guardian dogs used to guard sheep and other livestock and herding dogs used to move, manage and control sheep and other livestock.

An Old English Sheepdog
An Icelandic Sheepdog
A Welsh Sheepdog

The Fédération Cynologique Internationale has grouped Sheepdogs and Cattledogs (except Swiss Cattledogs) in Group 1.[1]

Herding breeds edit

Livestock guardian dog breeds edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ FCI breeds nomenclature, FCI