A sheep dog, sheepdog, shepherd dog or simply shepherd is generally a dog or breed of dogs historically used in connection with the raising of sheep. These include livestock guardian dogs used to guard sheep and other livestock and herding dogs used to move, manage and control sheep and other livestock.
The Fédération Cynologique Internationale has grouped Sheepdogs and Cattledogs (except Swiss Cattledogs) in Group 1.FCI breeds nomenclature, FCI
List of herding breeds
Name Origin Recognition Other Names Image Australian Cattle Dog Australia FCI Australian Kelpie Australia FCI Australian Shepherd USA FCI, AKC Basque Shepherd Dog France, Spain RSCFRCE Bearded Collie UK FCI, AKC Beauceron France FCI Belgian Shepherd Groenendael Belgium FCI, AKC Belgian Shepherd Laekenois Belgium FCI, AKC Belgian Shepherd Malinois Belgium FCI, AKC Belgian Shepherd Tervuren Belgium FCI, AKC Bergamasco Shepherd Dog Italy FCI Berger Blanc Suisse Switzerland FCI Berger Picard France FCI Border Collie UK FCI, AKC Bouvier des Flandres Belgium FCI Briard France FCI Can de Chira Spain Can de Palleiro Spain Cão da Serra de Aires Portugal FCI Carea Castellano Manchego Spain Carea Leonés Spain RSCFRCE Catahoula Leopard Dog USA AKC, UKC Catalan Sheepdog Spain FCI Chiribaya Dog Peru Croatian Sheepdog Croatia FCI Cumberland Sheepdog England Dutch Shepherd Netherlands FCI, AKC English Shepherd USA UKC Finnish Lapphund Finland FCI, AKC Reindeer Garafian Shepherd Spain RSCFRCE Gaucho sheepdog Brazil CBKC German Shepherd Germany FCI, AKC Huntaway New Zealand NZKC Icelandic Sheepdog Iceland FCI Komondor Hungary FCI, AKC Koolie Australia Lancashire Heeler England FCI Lapponian Herder Finland FCI Reindeer McNab USA Miniature American Shepherd USA FCI, AKC Mudi Hungary FCI New Zealand Heading Dog New Zealand Norwegian Buhund Norway FCI Old English Sheepdog England FCI, AKC Pastore della Lessinia e del Lagorai Italy Patagonian Sheepdog Chile Kennel Club de Chile Polish Lowland Sheepdog Poland FCI Puli Hungary FCI Pumi Hungary FCI Pyrenean Shepherd France FCI Rottweiler Germany FCI, AKC Rough Collie Scotland FCI, AKC Schapendoes Netherlands FCI Schipperke Belgium FCI, AKC Shetland Sheepdog Scotland FCI, AKC Slovak Cuvac Slovakia FCI Small Međimurje Dog Croatia Croatian Kennel Club Smithfield England Smooth Collie Scotland FCI, AKC Swedish Lapphund Sweden FCI Reindeer Swedish Vallhund Sweden FCI, AKC Cattle Tornjak Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia FCI Welsh Corgi Cardigan Wales FCI, AKC Cattle Welsh Corgi Pembroke Wales FCI, AKC Cattle Welsh Sheepdog Wales
Livestock guardian dog breeds
Aidi Akbash dog Aksaray Malaklisi Anatolian Shepherd Armenian Gampr Bakharwal dog Bucovina Shepherd Cão de Castro Laboreiro Cão de Gado Transmontano Carpathian Shepherd Dog Caucasian Shepherd Dog Central Asian Shepherd Dog Estrela Mountain Dog Georgian Shepherd Great Pyrenees Greek Shepherd Gurdbasar Himalayan Sheepdog Kangal Shepherd Karakachan Kars Karst Shepherd Komondor Koyun dog Kuchi Kuvasz Maremmano-Abruzzese Sheepdog Mioritic Shepherd Persian Mastiff Polish Tatra Sheepdog Pshdar dog Pyrenean Mastiff Rafeiro do Alentejo Romanian Raven Shepherd Dog Sardinian Shepherd Dog Šarplaninac Slovak Cuvac Spanish Mastiff Tibetan kyi apso Tibetan Mastiff Tobet Tornjak Vikhan Sheepdog
See also Droving Guard llama Livestock guardian dog Sheepdog trial Dogs portal
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