AKC Breeds by Group

Herding 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 fabulous ability to control the movement of other animals. A remarkable example is the low-set Corgi, perhaps one foot tall at the shoulders, that can drive a herd of cows many times its size to pasture by leaping and nipping at their heels. 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.

Australian Cattle Dog	Australian Shepherd	Bearded Collie	Beauceron	Belgian Malinois
Belgian Sheepdog	Belgian Tervuren	Border Collie	Bouvier des Flandres	Briard
Canaan Dog	Cardigan Welsh Corgi	Collie	Entlebucher Mountain Dog	Finnish Lapphund
German Shepherd Dog	Icelandic Sheepdog	Norwegian Buhund	Old English Sheepdog	Pembroke Welsh Corgi
Polish Lowland Sheepdog	Puli	Pyrenean Shepherd	Shetland Sheepdog	Swedish Vallhund