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Australian Cattle Dog

The Australian cattle dog is a strong, healthy breed that herds cattle by nipping at their heels but without the nonstop barking common to many other herders. Wary by nature, the Australian cattle dog needs early obedience training and social contact with both people and other animals. Without such training it will try to dominate the family "pack." Small children playing and squealing will trigger its herding instinct unless this dog is exposed to such behavior at an early age.

 

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Australian Kelpie

Kelpies are intense and independent. They need a strong, experienced trainer and early socialization and obedience training. Otherwise they tend to herd everything, including young children and other animals.

 

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Australian Shepherd

Australian shepherds, although reserved with strangers, are loyal, affectionate, and playful dogs that are good with children if socialized with them early. Australian shepherds excel in herding, obedience, and agility trials.

 

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Bearded Collie

Bearded collies are loving, affectionate, eager to please, and do well in obedience classes. They enjoy being around people, including children (whom they may try to herd) and other animals.

 

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Belgian Sheepdog

Belgian sheepdogs are extremely affectionate and friendly and want the constant attention of those they know well. They are very territorial and may not welcome animals or strangers on their property unless obedience trained and well socialized at an early age. They are comfortable with children when they are raised with them.

 

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Border Collie

The Border collie's reputation as the world's best sheepherding dog comes from its supreme intelligence, herding instinct, and demonstrated superiority in obedience and tracking trials.

 

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Bouvier des Flandres

The Bouvier des Flandres loves life in the country or the suburbs. Because it has strong guarding instincts and is naturally territorial, this dog needs early obedience training and socialization.

 

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Briard

Vigorous, alert, strong, agile, and powerful, the briard has many of the qualities of a superb herding dog, and is protective of its herd/family and suspicious of strangers.

 

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Canaan Dog

The Canaan dog is territorial, devoted, and docile with its family, reserved and aloof with strangers. Early socialization with people and animals and early obedience classes may help the Canaan to overcome some of its natural wariness.

 

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Cardigan Welsh Corgi

Cardigan Welsh corgis are loyal and affectionate family dogs, intelligent, and easy to train. This dog has a tradition to uphold, guarding its property, checking on strangers, and nipping the heels of running humans.

 

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