Sheep dog
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A Koolie working sheep.
A sheepdog taking a break in some wool, Victoria, Australia
A koolie backing sheep, in Australia
A sheepdog is a type of domestic dog whose original purpose was to herd or guard sheep. Sheepdogs are just one category of herding dogs. Many sheep dogs are now kept as domestic pets or companion dogs. 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.
There are several breeds of sheep dog, including:
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- Akbash Dog
- Alpine Shepherd Dog
- Anatolian Shepherd Dog
- Appenzeller Mountain Dog
- Australian Cattle Dog (Blue heeler)
- Australian Kelpie
- Australian Shepherd
- Bearded Collie
- Beauceron
- Belgian Laekenois
- Belgian Malinois
- Belgian Sheepdog
- Belgian Tervuren
- Bergamasco
- Border Collie
- Bouvier des Flandres
- Canaan Dog
- Carpatin
- Catahoula Leopard Dog
- Catalan Sheepdog (Gos d'atura)
- Central Asia Shepherd Dog (Sredneasiatskaia Ovtcharka)
- Ciobănesc de Bucovina
- Coolie Dogs
- Croatian and Bosnian Tornjak
- Croatian Sheepdog
- English Shepherd
- German Shepherd Dog
- Greek Tsopanoskylo
- Kuvasz
- Huntaway
- Kangal Dog
- Koolie
- Icelandic Sheepdog
- Maremma Sheepdog
- Mioritic
- Mudi
- North American Miniature Australian Shepherd
- Norwegian Buhund
- Old English Sheepdog
- Pembroke Welsh Corgi
- Picardy Shepherd (Berger Picard)
- Polish Lowland Sheepdog
- Puli
- Pyrenean Mountain Dog (Great Pyrenees)
- Pyrenean Shepherd
- Rough Collie
- Å arplaninac (Yugoslavian Shepherd Dog)
- Schapendoes
- Shetland Sheepdog (Sheltie)
- Shiloh Shepherd
- Smooth Collie
- Spanish Mastiff
- Swedish Vallhund
- Berger Blanc Suisse
- Welsh Collie
- Wyoming Sheepdog