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A sheepdog is a type
Dog type

Dog types are broad categories of dogs based on function; dog types are not identical to modern Dog breed but dogs identified primarily by specific function or style of work rather than by lineage or appearance, including ancestral forms that arose undocumented over a long period of time....
 of domestic dog
Dog

The dog is a domesticated subspecies of the Gray Wolf, a member of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. The term is used for both feral and pet varieties....
 whose original purpose was to herd
Herding dog

A herding dog, is also known as a stock dog, is a Dog type of pastoral dog that either has been trained in herding or belongs to dog breeds developed for herding....
 or guard
Livestock guardian dog

A livestock guardian dog is a Dog used to defend livestock against predators. LGDs are also commonly referred to as sheep dog since they most often have guarded flocks of sheep, but most are capable of guarding other species of livestock....
 sheep
Sheep

#REDIRECT Domestic sheep...
. Sheep dogs are just one category of pastoral dog
Pastoral dog

A pastoral breed is any Dog type of dog bred to work livestock. Types of pastoral dogs include:*Herding dogs, such as the swift, handler-dependent dogs such as the Border Collie or the Belgian Shepherd...
s. Man first trained sheep dogs to herd and guard his flocks thousands of years ago. This was a remarkable achievement, considering the fact that sheep would have been its natural prey.






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A sheepdog is a type
Dog type

Dog types are broad categories of dogs based on function; dog types are not identical to modern Dog breed but dogs identified primarily by specific function or style of work rather than by lineage or appearance, including ancestral forms that arose undocumented over a long period of time....
 of domestic dog
Dog

The dog is a domesticated subspecies of the Gray Wolf, a member of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. The term is used for both feral and pet varieties....
 whose original purpose was to herd
Herding dog

A herding dog, is also known as a stock dog, is a Dog type of pastoral dog that either has been trained in herding or belongs to dog breeds developed for herding....
 or guard
Livestock guardian dog

A livestock guardian dog is a Dog used to defend livestock against predators. LGDs are also commonly referred to as sheep dog since they most often have guarded flocks of sheep, but most are capable of guarding other species of livestock....
 sheep
Sheep

#REDIRECT Domestic sheep...
. Sheep dogs are just one category of pastoral dog
Pastoral dog

A pastoral breed is any Dog type of dog bred to work livestock. Types of pastoral dogs include:*Herding dogs, such as the swift, handler-dependent dogs such as the Border Collie or the Belgian Shepherd...
s. Man first trained sheep dogs to herd and guard his flocks thousands of years ago. This was a remarkable achievement, considering the fact that sheep would have been its natural prey. Man was able to mold them for the special task of tending sheep and to act on the sound of a whistle or by voice command for his advantage.

Historically, Herding
Herding

Herding is the act of bringing individual animals together into a group , maintaining the group and moving the group from place to place—or any combination of those....
 dogs work alongside the Livestock guardian dog
Livestock guardian dog

A livestock guardian dog is a Dog used to defend livestock against predators. LGDs are also commonly referred to as sheep dog since they most often have guarded flocks of sheep, but most are capable of guarding other species of livestock....
 who shows no interest in herding. Some breeds such as the Australian Shepherd
Australian Shepherd

The Australian Shepherd is a dog breed of herding dog that was developed on ranches in the Western United States. Despite its name, the breed, commonly known as an Aussie, did not in fact originate in Australia....
 were valued on the open range for their ability to herd and protect their charges from predators.

Many sheep dogs are now kept as domestic pet
PET

The term pet typically refers to a pet.PET may also refer to:...
s or companion dog
Companion dog

Companion dog usually describes a dog that does not working dog, providing only companionship as a pet, rather than usefulness by doing specific tasks....
s. These dogs are very active and intelligent and require both physical and mental exercise which should be considered carefully before purchasing one as a companion dog.

Sheep dog breeds such as Australian Kelpie
Australian Kelpie

The Kelpie is an Australian sheep dog successful at Muster and droving with little or no command guidance. They are medium-sized dogs and come in a variety of colours....
s and Border Collie
Border Collie

The Border Collie is a Dog breed of herding dog that originated along the borders of England, Wales and Scotland. They are widely regarded as the most intelligent dog breed....
s are also popular for cattle work and cattle dog trials. Australian Cattle Dog
Australian Cattle Dog

The Australian Cattle Dog, also known as the Queensland Heeler, Blue Heeler and Red Heeler is a dog breed of herding dog developed in Australia for Drover cattle....
s are not used for cattle dog trials, though, as they are primarily a heeling dog.

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Types of sheep dogs

There are many types of sheep dog, including:
  • Akbash Dog
    Akbash Dog

    The Akbash Dog is native to western Turkey in the region known as the Akbas, and it is primarily used as a livestock guardian dog. The name comes from the Turkish word meaning white head....
  • Alpine Shepherd Dog
  • Anatolian Shepherd Dog
    Anatolian Shepherd Dog

    The Anatolian Shepherd Dog is a dog breed of dog which originated in Anatolia ...
  • Appenzeller Mountain Dog
    Appenzeller Sennenhund

    The Appenzeller Sennenhund is a medium-size dog breed of dog, one of the four regional dog breed of Sennenhund-dog type dogs from the Swiss Alps....
  • Australian Kelpie
    Australian Kelpie

    The Kelpie is an Australian sheep dog successful at Muster and droving with little or no command guidance. They are medium-sized dogs and come in a variety of colours....
  • Australian Shepherd
    Australian Shepherd

    The Australian Shepherd is a dog breed of herding dog that was developed on ranches in the Western United States. Despite its name, the breed, commonly known as an Aussie, did not in fact originate in Australia....
  • Bearded Collie
    Bearded Collie

    The Bearded Collie or Beardie is a herding dog dog breed of dog, once used primarily by Scotland shepherds, but now mostly a popular family companion....
  • Beauceron
    Beauceron

    The Beauceron is a herding dog dog breed from the plains region, between the Seine and Loir rivers, surrounding Paris, France, known as La Beauce....
  • Belgian Laekenois
  • Belgian Malinois
  • Belgian Sheepdog
  • Belgian Tervuren
  • Bergamasco
    Bergamasco

    The Bergamasco is a dog breed of dog with its origins in the Italy Alps, where it was originally used as a herding dog....
  • Berger Blanc Suisse
    Berger Blanc Suisse

    The White German Shepherd Dog emerged from white coat lines of the German Shepherd Dog. It is only recognized as a breed by the United Kennel Club in the United States....
  • Bernese Mountain Dog
    Bernese Mountain Dog

    The Berner Sennenhund, called in English the Bernese Mountain Dog, is a large dog breed of dog, one of the four breeds of Sennenhund-dog type dogs from the Swiss Alps....
  • Border Collie
    Border Collie

    The Border Collie is a Dog breed of herding dog that originated along the borders of England, Wales and Scotland. They are widely regarded as the most intelligent dog breed....
  • Bouvier des Flandres
    Bouvier des Flandres

    The Bouvier des Flandres is a herding dog dog breed originating in Flanders. They were originally used for general farm work including cattle droving, sheepdog, and dogcart , and nowadays as guard dogs and police dogs, as well as being kept as pets....
  • Briard
    Briard

    The Briard is a large dog breed of dog, one of many herding dogs. The Briard has been known for some centuries. Charlemagne, Napoleon, Thomas Jefferson, Lafayette all owned Briards....
  • Canaan Dog
    Canaan Dog

    The Canaan Dog is the national dog dog breed of Israel. It may have existed in the Middle East for millennia....
  • Cardigan Welsh Corgi
    Cardigan Welsh Corgi

    The Cardigan Welsh Corgi is one of two separate dog breeds known as Welsh Corgis that originated in Wales, the other being the Pembroke Welsh Corgi....
  • Carpathian Shepherd Dog
    Carpathian Shepherd Dog

    The Carpathian Shepherd Dog is a breed of large sheep dogs that originated in the Carpathian Mountains of Romania....
  • Catahoula Leopard Dog
    Catahoula Leopard Dog

    The Catahoula Cur or Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dog, is named after Catahoula Parish, Louisiana in the state of Louisiana in the United States....
  • Catalan Sheepdog
    Catalan Sheepdog

    The Catalan Sheepdog is a dog breed of Catalonia pyrenees dog used as a sheepdog. The dog is bred in Europe, especially in Catalonia, Finland, Germany, and Sweden....
     (Gos d'atura)
  • Central Asia Shepherd Dog
    Central Asia Shepherd Dog

    The Central Asian Ovtcharka is recognized by F?d?ration Cynologique Internationale, as a breed of Russian origin. . Most breed representatives reside in Russia, and local Kennel Club officials refer to Central Asians as one of the most popular dog breeds in the country, often rating it as the #1 breed ...

    (Sredneasiatskaia Ovtcharka)
  • Ciobanesc de Bucovina
    Ciobanesc de Bucovina

    The Ciobanesc de Bucovina is a strong and rustic dog, it was for centuries the best partner and companion for the Romanian shepherds in the Carpathian Mountains....
  • Collie
    Collie

    A collie is a distinctive type of herding dog, ultimately originating in Great Britain, especially in the upland areas of the north and west....
     (a broad type of many related breeds)
  • Coolie Dogs
  • Croatian and Bosnian Tornjak
  • Croatian Sheepdog
    Croatian Sheepdog

    The Croatian Sheepdog is a dog breed from Croatia....
  • English Shepherd
    English Shepherd

    The English Shepherd is an extremely versatile breed of working dog, developed in the United States from farmdogs brought by the settlers from England and Scotland....
  • German Coolie or Koolie
  • German Shepherd Dog
    German Shepherd Dog

    The German Shepherd Dog , is a breed of large-sized dog that originates from Germany. German Shepherds are a fairly new breed of dog, with their origins only dating back to 1899....
  • Greater Swiss Mountain Dog
    Greater Swiss Mountain Dog

    The Greater Swiss Mountain Dog or Grosser Schweizer Sennenhund is a dog breed of dog, the largest of the traditional Swiss Sennenhunds, a dog type that includes four regional breeds....
     (Großer Schweizer Sennenhund)
  • Greek Tsopanoskylo
  • Himalayan Sheepdog
    Himalayan Sheepdog

    The Himalayan Sheepdog is an Nepal breed of dog that has become a very rare breed. Often called the Bhote kukur. They are similar in appearance to the Newfoundland and the Tibetan Mastiff....
  • Huntaway
    Huntaway

    The Huntaway is a dog breed of dog that dates as a distinct breed from the 1900s. Although Huntaways are generally regarded as a breed they are not recognized by the New Zealand Kennel Clubs....
  • Icelandic Sheepdog
    Icelandic Sheepdog

    The Icelandic Sheepdog is a dog breed of dog of spitz Dog type originating from the dogs brought to Iceland by the Vikings. It is of similar type to the Norwegian Buhund and to the ancestor of the modern Shetland Sheepdog....
 
  • Karakachan Dog
    Karakachan Dog

    The Karakachan dog is a descendant of the dogs of the Thracians - the oldest inhabitants of the Balkan peninsula, renowned as stock-breeders, whom Herodotus describes as the most numerous people after the Indian one....
  • Kangal Dog
    Kangal Dog

    The Sivas Kangal Dog is a dog breed of domestic dog , and is the national breed of Turkey. This dog, which can weigh in excess of 120 pounds full-grown, was originally used as a Livestock guardian dog....
  • Komondor
    Komondor

    The Komondor is a large white colored Hungarian dog breed of livestock guardian dog with a long, corded coat. The Komondor is a powerful dog breed which has a natural guardian instinct to guard livestock and any kinds of proprieties....
  • Koolie
    Koolie

    The Koolie/Coolie also known as Australian Koolie or German Koolie is an Australian dog breed. Specifically, it is a herding dog, a subcategory of a working dog....
     or German Coolie
  • Kuvasz
    Kuvasz

    The Kuvasz is a dog List of dog breeds of ancient Hungary origin. Mention of the breed can be found in old Hungarian texts. It has historically been used to livestock guardian dog, but has been increasingly found in homes as a pet over the last seventy years....
  • Labrador Retriever
    Labrador Retriever

    The Labrador Retriever is one of several kinds of retriever, a type of gun dog. The Labrador is the most popular dog breed of dog in the world, and is by a large margin the most popular breed by registration in the United States ,...
  • Leonberger
    Leonberger

    The Leonberger is a large dog breed of dog. The breed's name derives from the city of Leonberg in south-west Germany....
  • Maremma Sheepdog
    Maremma Sheepdog

    The Maremma Sheepdog, or the Maremmano-Abruzzese as scholars who have researched the origins of the breed refer to the dog, is a breed of livestock guardian dog that originated in central Italy and has been used for centuries by Italian shepherds to guard sheep from wolves....
  • McNab
    McNab (dog)

    The McNab Shepherd—also called a McNab Sheepdog, McNab Border Collie, or McNab Herding Dog—is a dog breed of dog whose focus is on herding....
  • Mioritic
    Mioritic

    The Mioritic is a dog breed of large sheep dogs that originated in the Carpathian Mountains of Romania....
  • Mucuchies
    Mucuchies

    Mucuchies is a dog from Venezuela. They have a short coat with feathering limbs. The coat color is either white or white with splashes of colors such as honey colored, and shades of black and gray....
  • Mudi
    Mudi

    The Mudi is a rare herding dog dog breed of dog from Hungary as well as the name of an infamous African American hunter of these innocent canines....
  • Norwegian Buhund
    Norwegian Buhund

    The Norwegian Buhund is a dog breed of dog of the spitz type. It is closely related to the Icelandic Sheepdog and the J?mthund. In Norwegian, hund means dog and bu refers to both homestead and livestock....
  • Old English Sheepdog
    Old English Sheepdog

    The Old English Sheepdog is a large dog breed of dog which was developed in England from very old herding dog dog type of dog. The Old English Sheepdog has very long coat covering the face and eyes....
  • Pembroke Welsh Corgi
    Pembroke Welsh Corgi

    The Pembroke Welsh Corgi is a herding dog dog breed originating in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is one of two breeds known as Welsh Corgis: the other is the Cardigan Welsh Corgi....
  • Picardy Shepherd (Berger Picard)
  • Polish Lowland Sheepdog
    Polish Lowland Sheepdog

    The Polish Lowland Sheepdog , is a medium sized, shaggy-coated, sheep dog dog breed native to Poland....
     (Polski Owczarek Nizinny, also PON)
  • Puli
    Puli

    The Puli is a medium-small dog breed of Hungarian herding and livestock guarding dog known for its long, cording coat. The tight curls of the coat, similar to dreadlocks, make it virtually waterproof....
  • Pyrenean Mountain Dog
    Pyrenean Mountain Dog

    The Pyrenean Mountain Dog, known as the Great Pyrenees in the United States, is a large dog breed of dog, used as a livestock guardian dog....
     (Great Pyrenees)
  • Pyrenean Shepherd
    Pyrenean Shepherd

    The Pyrenean Shepherd is a medium-small dog breed of dog native to the Pyrenees mountains of southern France, bred since at least medieval times for herding livestock, especially sheep....
  • Rough Collie
    Rough Collie

    The Rough Collie is a dog breed of dog developed originally for herding in Scotland. It is also well known because of the works of author Albert Payson Terhune, and was popularized in later generations by the Lassie novel, movies, and television shows....
  • Šarplaninac
    Šarplaninac

    The ?arplaninac or Sharplaninec, also known as Yugoslav Shepherd Dog , is an ancient livestock guarding dog dog breed from the mountain region of southeastern Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia....
     (Yugoslavian Shepherd Dog)
  • Schapendoes
    Schapendoes

    The Schapendoes or Dutch Sheepdog, is a Dog breed of dog originating in the Netherlands. The Schapendoes was originally a herding dog and general farm dog, but today also participates in dog sports such as agility and flyball....
  • Serra da Estrela
    Serra da Estrela

    Serra da Estrela is the highest mountain range in Portugal and includes mainland Portugal's highest point . The range is at 1,993 m above mean sea level at its highest point....
  • Shetland Sheepdog
    Shetland Sheepdog

    The Shetland Sheepdog, often known as the Sheltie, has been intentionally bred small. Shelties are ideally suited for the terrain of the Shetland Islands in Scotland....
     (Sheltie)
  • Shiloh Shepherd Dog
    Shiloh Shepherd Dog

    The Shiloh Shepherd is a breed of dog. Developed in the 1970s, they are meant to resemble an older variety of German Shepherd. Shilohs are not recognized by any major kennel club, but may be shown in rare breed organizations....
  • Smooth Collie
    Smooth Collie

    The Smooth Collie is a dog breed of dog developed originally for herding. It is a short-coated version of the Rough Collie of Lassie fame. Some breed organizations consider the smooth-coat and rough-coat dogs to be variations of the same breed....
  • Spanish Mastiff
    Spanish Mastiff

    The Spanish Mastiff, or Mast?n Espa?ol is a large breed of dog, originating in Spain, originally bred to be a sheep dog and a guard dog whose purpose is to defend livestock from wolves and other predators....
  • Swedish Vallhund
    Swedish Vallhund

    The Swedish Vallhund is a dog breed of dog. It is believed that the Swedish Vallhund distinguished itself during the age of Vikings, more than 1,000 years ago....
  • Tatra Mountain Sheepdog (Polish Mountain Sheepdog)
  • Texas Heeler
    Texas Heeler

    The Texas Heeler is a non pure bred dog found mainly in Texas. They are a cross or mix between the Australian Cattle Dog, Border Collies, and/or the Australian Shepherd....
  • Tibetan Mastiff
    Tibetan Mastiff

    The Tibetan Mastiff is a very ancient dog breed and Dog type of domestic dog originating with nomadic cultures of Central Asia, and is especially identified with Tibet....
  • Welsh Corgi
    Welsh Corgi

    The Welsh Corgi is a Dog type of small herding dog that originated in Wales....
     (two related breeds)
  • Welsh Sheepdog
    Welsh Sheepdog

    The Welsh Sheepdog is a breed or landrace of herding dog from Wales, in Welsh language called Ci Defaid Cymreig .Like other types of working dog, Welsh Sheepdogs are normally bred for their herding abilities rather than appearance, and so they are generally somewhat variable in build, coat and size....
  • Wyoming Sheepdog
  • Vojvodanski Pulin


See also

  • Livestock guardian dog
    Livestock guardian dog

    A livestock guardian dog is a Dog used to defend livestock against predators. LGDs are also commonly referred to as sheep dog since they most often have guarded flocks of sheep, but most are capable of guarding other species of livestock....
  • Herding dog
    Herding dog

    A herding dog, is also known as a stock dog, is a Dog type of pastoral dog that either has been trained in herding or belongs to dog breeds developed for herding....
  • Sheepdog trial
    Sheepdog trial

    A Sheepdog trial is a competitive List of dog sports in which herding dog breeds move sheep around a field, fences, gates, or enclosures as directed by their handlers....
  • Domestic sheep
    Domestic sheep

    Domestic sheep are quadrupedal, ruminant mammals typically kept as livestock. Like all ruminants, sheep are members of the order Artiodactyla, the even-toed ungulates....
  • Sheep husbandry
    Sheep husbandry

    Sheep husbandry is the raising and Selective breeding of domestic sheep, and a subcategory of animal husbandry. Sheep farming is primarily based on raising domestic sheeps for meat, or raising sheep for wool....
  • Guard llama
    Guard llama

    A guard llama is a llama used in farming to protect sheep, alpacas, goats or other livestock from coyotes, dogs and other predators. Typically a single gelding is used....