Beyond being working dogs, they are super affectionate and loyal companions, making them the perfect fit for families and ...

A farm in central Massachusetts is doing things the old-fashioned way by using dogs to herd sheep, instead of ATVs.

There are two broad categories of working farm dogs that are differentiated on the basis of their interactions with livestock. The herding dogs were bred to assist with the movement of livestock ...

The focus of the project is digging into the genetic makeup of working farm dogs with the aim of hunting out potential ...

Early research in a three-year project to better understand the genetic make-up of working farm dogs has yielded some ...

The right dog for the job! We're looking for participants in a Massey University research project decoding the DNA of working farm dogs for welfare and performance. In partnership with MPI as part of ...

Characterising the nutritional qualities of mutton for working dogs This project aims to address the current poor level of understanding and advice on the nutritional value of typical farm and ...

“Farm dogs often play a dual role as both working dogs and companions to farm and ranch families,” said AFBF President Zippy Duvall. “Farming is very rewarding but stressful at times. Farm dogs can ...

Not long after dogs first came to share their lives with humans at least 12,000 years ago, we discovered that we could train them to perform certain tasks. The first working dogs may have helped ...

I was thinking the other day about the dogs that have been part of my life and about how they largely fall into two categories: farm dogs and dogs that live on a farm. Both types received the same ...