Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Australian Cattle Dog. A distant cousin of Australia's famous wild dog, the dingo, this breed is endlessly loyal and deeply determined. "Australian cattle dogs are very high-energy dogs, so they ...
The Pyrenean Mountain Dog or Chien de Montagne des Pyrénées is a French breed of livestock guardian dog; in France it is commonly called the Patou.It originates from the eastern or French side of the Pyrenees Mountains that separate France and Spain and is recognised as a separate breed from the Mastín del Pirineo or Pyrenean Mastiff from the Spanish side of the mountains, to which it is ...
A Maremma Sheepdog with a flock of sheep in Australia. A livestock guardian dog (LGD) is a dog type bred for the purpose of protecting livestock from predators.. Livestock guardian dogs stay with the group of animals they protect as a full-time member of the flock or herd. [1]
The dog is doing everything in his power to ignore the sheep, who won't leave the dog's side. The dog acts like he doesn't even notice the sheep, and the entire scene cracked me and more than 7 ...
An adult Bouvier des Flandres. The monks at the Ter Duinen monastery were among the earliest known dog breeders in Flanders. The bouviers bred by them are recorded as having been bred from imports such as Irish wolfhounds and Scottish deerhounds with local farm dogs, until a breed considered to be the predecessor of the modern Bouvier des Flandres was obtained.
As mentioned before, there are breeds bred for cold weather who have trouble in the heat. Unsurprisingly, these dogs evolved in cold climates and have thick, dense fur designed to keep them warm ...
Representatives of the four Swiss mountain dog breeds. Sennenhunds, called Swiss mountain dogs or Swiss cattle dogs in English, are a type of dog originating in the Swiss Alps. The Sennenhund are farm dogs of the general livestock guardian type. There are four breeds of Sennenhunds, all sporting a unique tricolor coat. While the two larger ones ...
Larger breeds and dogs with thicker coats will be able to tolerate temperatures slightly lower - down to about 24°F. Any time it is colder than 20°F, all dogs are at risk of serious health issues.