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1. Sheepdog Trials And Herding Tests - By: Michael Russell
Sheepdogs usually are dogs that are descended from a long bloodline of dogs who are instinctive at the herding of livestock. Often these dogs are such breeds as Border Collies, Australian Shepherds, Collies, Shetland Sheepdogs, and the like. By far the most common breed to participate in this activi...

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The Beauceron: French Herding Breed

The Beauceron is a very ancient breed which has been used for centuries in France as a herding dog and guardian of the flock. Other names for the dog are Berger de Beauce (Shepherd of the Beauce) or Bas Rouge (Red Stockings). The descriptive name of “red stockings” describes the typical coloring of the dog, it must have red on all four legs and elsewhere as described in the breed standard written by the Beauceron Club of America: “ the markings are: dots above the eyes; on the sides of the muzzl

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2. Training For Your Golden Retriever - By: Michael Russell
With the term training in mind, there are several different meanings involved. When you are looking to train your Golden Retriever, you have a few options available to you. Below, we will take a look at the many types of training for your Golden, and help you decide when type of training is best f...

3. The Pumi - By: Michael Russell
The Pumi is a cattle drover that is used extensively in Hungary and is native to that country. He is prized for his abilities to drive cattle without spooking the herd and to round them up effortlessly, employing techniques similar to that of the Border Collie. Unlike the Border collie he is not a q...

4. The Beauceron: French Herding Breed - By: Michael Russell
The Beauceron is a very ancient breed which has been used for centuries in France as a herding dog and guardian of the flock. Other names for the dog are Berger de Beauce (Shepherd of the Beauce) or Bas Rouge (Red Stockings). The descriptive name of “red stockings” describes the typical coloring of ...

5. Border Collie - Is This The Dog Breed You Want? - By: Michael Russell
Are you thinking about getting a border collie? This dog makes a great pet as long as he has lots of work to do. The border collie was bred to herd animals and that is what it will want to do. It may even start herding your kids or your other pets! The border collie originally comes from Northumbe...

6. India On The Rails - By: Roozbeh Gazdar
If life is a journey than, in India at least, it chugs along on two parallel steel lines… the railways. No reference here to the local trains of Mumbai, India’s commercial capital, where citizens spend a substantial portion of their waking hours commuting increasing distances within eve...

7. Western Elk Hunting (research) - By: Ted Lake
Drawing an Elk tag east of the Mississippi is a real long shot. In the sport of archery elk hunting you need to take every advantage possible to getting the license that is required. In my state of Michigan, and in many other states such as; Arkansas, Kentucky and Pennsylvania your chanc...

8. The Bouvier Des Flandres: A Drover's Dog - By: Michael Russell
1. The Bouvier Des Flandres: A Drover's Dog The Bouvier Des Flandres is known as a Drover's Dog and this dog is...

9. Llamas Make Excellent Guard Animals - By: Mpam Id 1975116
From our experience in raising llamas we knew they were very protective of each other and their other animal friends. I once saw the whole herd protecting our chickens from a coyote. We allowed the chickens free range but closed them up at night to keep them safe from predators. One day I heard o...

10. The Icelandic Spitz - By: Michael Russell
One might consider upon first seeing the Icelandic Spitz dog that it belongs to the northern families of dogs which are the sled dogs and hunting dogs of the north. However its history is well chronicled as being a herding dog. It is believed that the Icelandic Spitz is a direct descendant of the No...

11. Caribou/reindeer In Alaska - By: Michael Russell
Reindeer are domesticated caribou in North America and are mainly bred for meat production. Although there are seven subspecies of caribou, Alaska only has the Barren ground subspecies. Wild caribou are called reindeer in Europe; they are the same species as normal caribou; however, ther...

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