Herding dog breeds
Bred to move sheep and cattle, herding dogs are quick-thinking workaholics — clever, trainable and happiest with a job to do. Meet their exercise and mental-work needs and you get one of the most rewarding partnerships in dogdom.
13 breeds in this group
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German Shepherd
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Border Collie
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Australian Shepherd
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Pembroke Welsh Corgi
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Australian Cattle Dog
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Shetland Sheepdog
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Collie
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Old English Sheepdog
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Bearded Collie
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Belgian Malinois
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Cardigan Welsh Corgi
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Bouvier des Flandres
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Belgian Tervuren
Compare Herding breeds
- Border Collie vs German Shepherd
- Australian Shepherd vs German Shepherd
- Australian Cattle Dog vs German Shepherd
- Australian Shepherd vs Border Collie
- Border Collie vs Pembroke Welsh Corgi
- Australian Cattle Dog vs Border Collie
- Border Collie vs Shetland Sheepdog
- Australian Shepherd vs Pembroke Welsh Corgi
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