Herding Group
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The Herding Group is an American Kennel Club designation for purebred dog breeds that comprises herding dogs and livestock guardian dogs. All herding breeds were formerly in the Working Group.
The Herding Group, created in 1983, is the newest AKC classification; its members were formerly members of the Working Group. All breeds share the ability to control the movement of other animals. The vast majority of Herding dogs, as household pets, never cross paths with a farm animal. Nevertheless, pure instinct prompts many of these dogs to gently herd their owners, especially the children of the family. In general, these intelligent dogs make excellent companions and respond beautifully to training exercises.The Border Collie is known as the best herder,but there is much controversey over this.
Dogs in the Herding group (for the AKC) are: [1]
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| American Kennel Club groups |
| Sporting • Hound • Working • Terrier • Toy • Non-Sporting • Herding • Miscellaneous Class • Foundation Stock Service Program |
