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Herding dogs

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German Shepherd

German breed of dog

The Rottweiler (, , ) is a breed of domestic mastiff type dog, regarded as medium-to-large or large. The dogs are known in German as , meaning Rottweil butchers' dogs, because their main use was to herd livestock and pull carts laden with butchered meat to market. This continued until the mid-19th century when railways replaced droving. Although still used to herd stock in many parts of the world, Rottweilers are now also used as search and rescue dogs, guard dogs, and police dogs.

Australian Shepherd

Australian Cattle Dog

Shetland Sheepdog

type of pastoral dog

Old English sheepdog

Belgian Shepherd

The Beauceron () is a herding dog breed originating from the plains of Central France. The Beauceron is also known as Berger de Beauce (, sheepdog from Beauce) or Bas Rouge (, red-stockings).

Bergamasco Shepherd

The Briard or is a French breed of large shepherd dog, traditionally used both for herding sheep and to defend them. It was in the past also known as the .

Icelandic Sheepdog

Australian Kelpie

Tibetan Terrier

Pembroke Welsh Corgi

White Swiss Shepherd

Catalan Sheepdog

Catalan Sheepdog

Polish Lowland Sheepdog

A Schipperke (; ) is a small breed of dog that is believed to have originated in the 1600s in Flanders. In their home country of Belgium they are considered a small shepherd. DNA research has shown that Schipperkes have a close relationship to the Spitz family of dog breeds.

Norwegian Buhund

Bouvier des Flandres

Finnish Lapphund

Picardy Shepherd

French dog breed

Cardigan Welsh Corgi

Croatian Sheepdog

Swedish Vallhund

Collies form a distinctive type of herding dogs, including many related landraces and standardized breeds. The type originated in Scotland and Northern England. Collies are medium-sized, fairly lightly-built dogs, with pointed snouts. Many types have a distinctive white color over the shoulders. Collies are very active and agile, and most types of collies have a very strong herding instinct. Collie breeds have spread through many parts of the world (especially North America and Australia), and have diversified into many varieties, sometimes mixed with other dog types.

Pyrenean Shepherd

Basque Shepherd Dog

Portuguese Sheepdog

Lapponian Herder

Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog

Catahoula Leopard Dog

American breed of dog

English Shepherd

Swedish Lapphund

Bohemian Shepherd

Spanish Water Dog

Bouvier des Ardennes

Lancashire Heeler

East-European Shepherd

Azores Cattle Dog

thumb|A Huntaway competing in a Yard Dog Trial The Huntaway (also known as the New Zealand Huntaway) is a large, strongly-built breed of dog used for general sheep-herding tasks in New Zealand, where they originate. They were bred to use their loud, deep bark to drive sheep.

Miniature American Shepherd

A cur was a dog breed used by cattle drovers in England. In the United States, a short-haired dog used in hunting and herding is called "cur-tailed", or "cur" for short.