Companions, Partners, Friends It's one of the greatest stories ever told: how humans and canines teamed up, eons ago, for mutual survival. In this stunning yet practical guide, Janet Vorwald Dohner shares the history, breed standards, and traits of 93 working breeds, from the familiar Border Collie and Dachsund to the less-known Kangal Dog and Swedish Lapphund. Whether you want a multipurpose farm partner or a four-legged family companion, here is the ultimate guide to herders, terriers and earthdogs, livestock guardians, and all-purpose farm dogs.
Companions, Partners, Friends It's one of the greatest stories ever told: how humans and canines teamed up, eons ago, for mutual survival. In this stunning yet practical guide, Janet Vorwald Dohner shares the history, breed standards, and traits of 93 working breeds, from the familiar Border Collie and Dachsund to the less-known Kangal Dog and Swedish Lapphund. Whether you want a multipurpose farm partner or a four-legged family companion, here is the ultimate guide to herders, terriers and earthdogs, livestock guardians, and all-purpose farm dogs.
Janet Vorwald Dohner is the author of The Encyclopedia of Animal Predators , Farm Dogs, and Livestock Guardians. She has 35 years of experience on her small family farm and has relied on livestock guard dogs and corgis with her sheep, goats, and poultry. She writes for magazines, including Modern Farmer and Mother Earth News, and she gives presentations on livestock guardians and predator control at various conferences. Dohner is a board member of the Kangal Dog Club of America and a member of several learning communities for working dogs.
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Introduction 1 A Short History of Man and Dog Together 2 Understanding the Working Farm Dog 3 Choosing the Right Dog 4 Livestock Guardian Dogs Akbash Dog Anatolian Shepherd Dog Armenian Gampr Caucasian Ovcharka Central Asian Shepherd Estrela Mountain Dog Great Pyrenees Kangal Dog Karakachan Dog Komondor Kuvasz Maremma Sheepdog Polish Tatra Sheepdog Pyrenean Mastiff Sarplaninac Slovensky Cuvac Spanish Mastiff Tibetan Mastiff Tornjak Additional LGD Breeds 5 Herding Dogs Australian Cattle Dog Australian Shepherd Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog Bearded Collie Beauceron Bergamasco Sheepdog Berger Picard Border Collie Briard Cardigan Welsh Corgi Rough and Smooth Collies Dutch Shepherd Dog English Shepherd German Shepherd Dog Icelandic Sheepdog Lancashire Heeler Finnish Lapphund and Swedish Lapphund Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dog Mudi Norwegian Buhund Old English Sheepdog Pembroke Welsh Corgi Polish Lowland Sheepdog Puli Pyrenean Shepherd Samoyed Schapendoes Shetland Sheepdog Additional Herding Breeds 6 Terriers and Earthdogs Australian Terrier Border Terrier Cairn Terrier Dachshund Fox Terrier Irish Terrier Jack Russell, Parson Russell, and Russell Terriers Lakeland Terrier Miniature Schnauzer Norfolk and Norwich Terriers Patterdale Terrier Rat Terrier Additional Terrier Breeds 7 Traditional and Multipurpose Farm Dogs Airedale Terrier Belgian Shepherd Dogs Groenendael Laekenois Malinois Tervuren Bouvier des Flandres Canaan Dog Danish Swedish Farmdog Giant Schnauzer Hovawart Karelian Bear Dog Keeshond Kerry Blue Terrier Leonberger Newfoundland Portuguese Water Dog Pumi Rottweiler Schipperke Sennenhunde -- The Swiss Mountain Dog Breeds Appenzeller Sennenhund Bernese Mountain Dog Entlebucher Mountain Dog Greater Swiss Mountain Dog Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier Standard Schnauzer Acknowledgments Resources Bibliography Index
Introduction 1 A Short History of Man and Dog Together 2 Understanding the Working Farm Dog 3 Choosing the Right Dog 4 Livestock Guardian Dogs Akbash Dog Anatolian Shepherd Dog Armenian Gampr Caucasian Ovcharka Central Asian Shepherd Estrela Mountain Dog Great Pyrenees Kangal Dog Karakachan Dog Komondor Kuvasz Maremma Sheepdog Polish Tatra Sheepdog Pyrenean Mastiff Sarplaninac Slovensky Cuvac Spanish Mastiff Tibetan Mastiff Tornjak Additional LGD Breeds 5 Herding Dogs Australian Cattle Dog Australian Shepherd Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog Bearded Collie Beauceron Bergamasco Sheepdog Berger Picard Border Collie Briard Cardigan Welsh Corgi Rough and Smooth Collies Dutch Shepherd Dog English Shepherd German Shepherd Dog Icelandic Sheepdog Lancashire Heeler Finnish Lapphund and Swedish Lapphund Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dog Mudi Norwegian Buhund Old English Sheepdog Pembroke Welsh Corgi Polish Lowland Sheepdog Puli Pyrenean Shepherd Samoyed Schapendoes Shetland Sheepdog Additional Herding Breeds 6 Terriers and Earthdogs Australian Terrier Border Terrier Cairn Terrier Dachshund Fox Terrier Irish Terrier Jack Russell, Parson Russell, and Russell Terriers Lakeland Terrier Miniature Schnauzer Norfolk and Norwich Terriers Patterdale Terrier Rat Terrier Additional Terrier Breeds 7 Traditional and Multipurpose Farm Dogs Airedale Terrier Belgian Shepherd Dogs Groenendael Laekenois Malinois Tervuren Bouvier des Flandres Canaan Dog Danish Swedish Farmdog Giant Schnauzer Hovawart Karelian Bear Dog Keeshond Kerry Blue Terrier Leonberger Newfoundland Portuguese Water Dog Pumi Rottweiler Schipperke Sennenhunde -- The Swiss Mountain Dog Breeds Appenzeller Sennenhund Bernese Mountain Dog Entlebucher Mountain Dog Greater Swiss Mountain Dog Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier Standard Schnauzer Acknowledgments Resources Bibliography Index
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