This Siberian Husky is thankful for her best friend, a Belgian Tervuren. And why wouldn’t she be? Everyone needs a herding breed dog as a best friend – they’re smart and loyal! Watch as these two beautiful dogs spend a…
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Tennis balls will no longer be the ball of choice for your herding breed when you get the ball rolling with treibball! Check out this great video of treibball in action. Video from a Guild of Shepherds & Collies Evangelist,…
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Viking settlers brought the ancestors of the Icelandic Sheepdog to the Nordic island of Iceland between 874 to 930 AD. The dogs adapted to the harsh climate, developing unique skills that made them invaluable to Icelandic farmers. The Icelandic Sheepdog…
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Just like humans, herding dogs need to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Coincidentally, how you maintain your livestock affects your herding dog’s health. A horse infected with parasites is likely to spread the bloodsuckers to your dog, or a healthy sheep…
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Serious lameness – that is, lameness attributed directly to doing herding work – is uncommon in most herding dogs. However, sometimes a dog will come off the herding field lame. While a trip to the veterinarian may be required, there…
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The Bergamasco is a rare herding breed with a very distinguishable fur coat – typically referred to as dreadlocks, or even a mop. This video shows you how to groom the flocked coat of your Bergamasco sheepdog, focusing on the…
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The cute and clownish Polish Lowland Sheepdog is a medium-sized herding breed developed in — you guessed it — Poland. In their homeland, this breed is called Polski Owczarek Nizinny, though many breed fanciers both in and outside of Poland,…
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Check out Geronimo – the amazing cattle dog mix who can double dutch! (I can’t even double dutch!)
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The charming, versatile Pumi is one of the herding world’s best-kept secrets. Everyone knows the German Shepherd, the Australian Shepherd and the Collie, but herding dog aficionados looking for something a little different will fall in love with the wonderfully…
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If I were to ask you to describe your herding dog, what words would come to mind? I think it’s safe to say few of us would use the term “couch potato” in our description, especially when they are young….
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