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The Old English Sheepdog is a large breed of dog that emerged in England from early types of herding dog. Other names for the breed include Shepherd's Dog and bob-tailed sheep-dog. [1] The nickname Bob-tail (or Bobtail) originates from how dogs of the breed traditionally had their tails docked.
The McNab Dog, also called the McNab Shepherd or McNab Collie is a herding dog that originated in Hopland, Mendocino County, Northern California. The McNab was bred to withstand the tough conditions found in California such as heat, burrs, foxtails , and rugged terrain.
[2] [3] The breed as it is known today developed in California in the 19th century, as a sheep herding dog for Californian shepherds. [2] [4] [3] The Australian Shepherd is also believed to be descended from a variety of herding dogs imported to California with imported sheep, including collies from Australia and New Zealand. It was from these ...
We just want to hug and squeeze and pet and love on these fluffy, puffy dogs that look like bears. The post 9 Dogs That Look Like Bears appeared first on Reader's Digest.
The New Zealand Heading Dog has since been an integral part of sheepdog trials, which began in New Zealand as early as 1867 in Wānaka. [3] The competitive dog sport involves herding sheep around a field and into enclosures. [4] The Heading Dog is the fourth most common breed of dog in New Zealand. [5] Two New Zealand Heading dogs in eastern ...
The Scottish variety was a large, strong, aggressive dog, bred to herd highland sheep. The Welsh variety was small and nimble, domesticated and friendly, and also herded goats. When the English saw these dogs at the Birmingham market, they interbred them with their own variety of sheepdogs, producing a mixture of short- and long-haired varieties.
The dog is named after the Karakachans, Greek nomadic shepherds. Due to their conservative stock-breeding traditions, they have preserved some of the oldest breeds of domestic animals in Europe: the Karakachan sheep, Karakachan horse and the Karakachan dog. This dog was used as a livestock guardian prized for its intelligence and fearless nature.
8-month-old Huntaway. The Huntaway was developed as a breed in response to farming conditions found in the New Zealand high country.The vast pastoral runs or "stations", such as those in the high country of the South Island, required teams of dogs who could work mustering for days on end, covering great distances on rough steep country.