shepherd dog

1. Any of various usually long-haired breeds of dog reared to herd and guard sheep (synset 102107175)
   is a type of: working dog - any of several breeds of usually large powerful dogs bred to work as draft animals and guard and guide dogs
   subtypes:

   • belgian sheepdog, belgian shepherd - hardy working dog developed in Belgium for herding sheep
   • briard - old French breed of large strong usually black dogs having a long tail and long wavy and slightly stiff coat
   • kelpie - an Australian sheepdog with pointed ears
   • komondor - Hungarian breed of large powerful shaggy-coated white dog; used also as guard dog
   • bobtail, old english sheepdog - large sheepdog with a profuse shaggy bluish-grey-and-white coat and short tail; believed to trace back to the Roman occupation of Britain
   • shetland, shetland sheep dog, shetland sheepdog - a small sheepdog resembling a collie that was developed in the Shetland Islands
   • collie - a silky-coated sheepdog with a long ruff and long narrow head developed in Scotland
   • border collie - developed in the area between Scotland and England usually having a black coat with white on the head and tip of tail used for herding both sheep and cattle
   • bouvier des flandres, bouviers des flandres - rough-coated breed used originally in Belgium for herding and guarding cattle
   • rottweiler - German breed of large vigorous short-haired cattle dogs
   • alsatian, german police dog, german shepherd, german shepherd dog - breed of large shepherd dogs used in police work and as a guide for the blind
   same as: sheep dog, sheepdog

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