Sheep Dog
A Koolie
working sheep.
A sheepdog taking a break in some wool, Victoria, Australia
A Sheep dog 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.
There are several breeds of sheep dog, including:
- Australian Cattle Dog
- Australian Kelpie
- Australian Shepherd
- Border Collie
- Carpatin
- Collies
- Catalan Sheepdog (Gos d'atura)
- Ciobănesc de Bucovina
- German Shepherd Dog
- Huntaway (New Zealand Sheepdog)
- Koolie
- Icelandic Sheepdog
- Maremma Sheepdog
- Mioritic
- Old English Sheepdog
- Polish Lowland Sheepdog
- Puli
- Pyrenean Shepherd
- ?arplaninac (Yugoslavian Shepherd Dog)
- Shetland Sheepdog or Sheltie (pictured at right)
See also
