Sheep dog
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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 for companion dogs.
There are several breeds of sheep dog, including:
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- Akbash Dog
- Anatolian Shepherd Dog
- Australian Cattle Dog (Blue heeler)
- Australian Kelpie
- Australian Shepherd
- Bearded Collie
- Border Collie
- Bosnian Tornjak
- Carpatin
- Catalan Sheepdog (Gos d'atura)
- Central Asia Shepherd Dog (Sredneasiatskaia Ovtcharka)
- Ciobănesc de Bucovina
- German Shepherd Dog
- Huntaway
- Kangal Dog
- Koolie
- Icelandic Sheepdog
- Maremma Sheepdog
- Mioritic
- Old English Sheepdog
- Pembroke Welsh Corgi
- Polish Lowland Sheepdog
- Puli
- Pyrenean Shepherd
- Rough Collie
- Šarplaninac (Yugoslavian Shepherd Dog)
- Shetland Sheepdog (Sheltie)
- Smooth Collie
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