sheepdog
noun
sheep·dog
ˈshēp-ˌdȯg 
: a dog (such as a border collie) used to tend, drive, or guard sheep
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Smaller, longer-nosed dogs such as Shetland sheepdogs or whippets had the longest life expectancy, with a median of 13.3 years.
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Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 2 Feb. 2024
This year’s floats include a giant dragon surrounded by musical instruments to celebrate the city of Alhambra’s primarily Asian and Latino communities, a sheepdog listening to a gramophone, and a hippie bus exploring the 1960s era of music.
—Natalie Kainz, NBC News, 1 Jan. 2024
The tradition started in 1996 as a small community gathering and has since grown into nearly a week of farm-to-table dinners, cooking and food demonstrations, wool workshops, a folklife fair, sheepdog trials, and a parade.
—Emily Cappiello, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2023
The instinct to herd is strong in certain breeds, such as Australian shepherds, corgis, sheepdogs, and border collies.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 1 Jan. 2024
Herding breeds that exhibit this behavior include Border Collies, shepherds, and sheepdogs.
—Jennifer Nelson, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2023
Try your hand at dipping candles and making marbles; create a corn husk doll; stuff a scarecrow; watch demonstrations of sheepdog herding, quilting and woodworking; go on a garden tour; take a hayride; or meet barnyard animals.
—Adele Chapin, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2023
Think of them all--all those retrievers and sheepdogs, terriers and hounds, 136 breeds recognized by the American Kennel Club and many more waiting for its seal of approval.
—Rosie Mestel, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
Julie McKinley, a former nurse at Brigham and Women’s hospital and the owner of Jameson, a Shetland sheepdog who works as a service animal at BWH, said that patients are often very stressed and animal therapy helps raise endorphin levels.
—Maggie Scales, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2023
Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 2 Feb. 2024
This year’s floats include a giant dragon surrounded by musical instruments to celebrate the city of Alhambra’s primarily Asian and Latino communities, a sheepdog listening to a gramophone, and a hippie bus exploring the 1960s era of music.
—Natalie Kainz, NBC News, 1 Jan. 2024
The tradition started in 1996 as a small community gathering and has since grown into nearly a week of farm-to-table dinners, cooking and food demonstrations, wool workshops, a folklife fair, sheepdog trials, and a parade.
—Emily Cappiello, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2023
The instinct to herd is strong in certain breeds, such as Australian shepherds, corgis, sheepdogs, and border collies.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 1 Jan. 2024
Herding breeds that exhibit this behavior include Border Collies, shepherds, and sheepdogs.
—Jennifer Nelson, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2023
Try your hand at dipping candles and making marbles; create a corn husk doll; stuff a scarecrow; watch demonstrations of sheepdog herding, quilting and woodworking; go on a garden tour; take a hayride; or meet barnyard animals.
—Adele Chapin, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2023
Think of them all--all those retrievers and sheepdogs, terriers and hounds, 136 breeds recognized by the American Kennel Club and many more waiting for its seal of approval.
—Rosie Mestel, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
Julie McKinley, a former nurse at Brigham and Women’s hospital and the owner of Jameson, a Shetland sheepdog who works as a service animal at BWH, said that patients are often very stressed and animal therapy helps raise endorphin levels.
—Maggie Scales, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2023
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sheepdog
noun
sheep·dog
ˈshēp-ˌdȯg
: a dog used to tend, drive, or guard sheep
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