Herding Dogs

  There are eight groups of dogs recognized as the American kennel club.  One of these groups is called heard or herding dogs.  Examples are Border Collies, Australian Sheppard, Shetland sheepdog, and Australian Sheepdogs.  

     Heard dogs are used to by farmers and ranchers to direct the movements of cattle and sheep.  They keep the animals in a group, which minimizes loss of said animals by carnivorous species and accidents.  It lessens the probability that the personnel in charge will have to search for lost sheep on the farm or ranch.  Heard dogs also can sound the alarm if any predators show up and try to eat members of the heard