Breeds Bred to control a variety of livestock, Herding dogs have been developed to be well suited for their special functions. Lowslung Corgis and Swedish Vallhunds work as “heelers,” nipping at the heels of cattle to move them. Drovers, such as the Old English Sheepdog and...
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1/22/2014 9:46:52 AM
Full Results PDF A short, but mighty and incredibly smart Cardigan Welsh Corgi is Canada’s 2021 Top Herding Dog. Remi and his breeder/owner/ handler Lore Lee Bruder live on a ranch in southwest Alberta. Lore has been involved in ranching her whole life and Remi comes fr...
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2/22/2022 11:45:21 AM
2022 was an exciting year for Herding in a Canada as not one, but two brilliant dogs tied for the Top Spot! ...
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7/4/2023 12:00:00 AM
Origin The Briard may well be the most ancient of the French herding breeds. A tapestry in the Louvre shows Charlemagne (742-814) flanked by two of the shaggy guardians. Napoleon was said to have owned a Briard as well. And when Thomas Jefferson was searching for herding...
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2/6/2014 1:11:28 PM
Top Herding Dogs – Official Results For the first time ever recorded, in 2019 Herding was added to the Top Dog Awards! Herding tests and trials require dogs to move a group of livestock (ducks, sh...
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1/14/2021 9:26:02 AM
Origin Paintings and archaeological findings suggest that the Berger des Pyrenees or Pyrenean Shepherd Dog has been known in the Pyrenees Mountains for hundreds of years but they proved to be a well-kept secret. Smallest of the French herding breeds, the pixie-faced litt...
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2/6/2014 1:26:22 PM
Full Results PDF 2022 was an exciting year for Herding in a Canada as not one, but two brilliant dogs tied for the Top Spot! Denny, a Border Collie from Saskatchewan earned the honour in his first year of trialing. Kaique, an Australian Shepherd from Quebec also takes t...
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4/27/2023 9:14:29 AM
Origin The Tibetan Terrier is not really a terrier at all. It was not used to ‘go to ground’ after burrowing animals nor was it meant to dispatch vermin. And it’s believed the only reason the term was applied to the Tibetan’s name was because it was similar in size to th...
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2/6/2014 1:25:40 PM
Origin The handsome animated snowdrift known as the Great Pyrenees descended from the Molossian hounds brought to Spain by the Romans. They became established in the Pyrenean Mountains on the Franco-Spanish border and bred pure there for centuries. The Pyr was used to pr...
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2/6/2014 1:47:25 PM
Although many dog lovers in Canada may not have yet had the opportunity to meet a Bergamasco, once they do, they will remember the breed as they are hard to forget. The Bergamasco Shepherd is a rustic dog who originated in the northern Italian and Swiss Alpine regions. The ...
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