sheepdogs in English

noun
1
a dog trained to guard and herd sheep.
On their last morning, the birds are herded by sheepdogs into a darkened ‘starving pen’ - and from there, they are attracted by the light into boxes with a hatch into the slaughter room.

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1. In the 1970’s it happened with Afghan hounds; and in the 1980’s, with English sheepdogs.

2. Babe, a pig raised by sheepdogs, learns to herd sheep with a little help from Farmer Hoggett.

3. In addition, topics such as the detection of prostate cancer by sheepdogs smelling volatile organic compounds in urine, quality markers, tumor size, and radical prostatectomy are addressed.

4. The Abruzzese Mastiff (in Italian: Mastino Abruzzese; sometimes also called Pastore abruzzese, and known as "cane da Pecora" in the Abruzzi region) is a breed related to, but distinct from the Maremmano-Abruzzese (commonly called Maremma Sheepdogs in America) from the Italian region of the Abruzzi.