horizontal landscape photo of a sign on a stone wall advertising sheep dog trials at littledale in lancashire
horizontal landscape photo of a sign on a stone wall advertising sheep dog trials at littledale in lancashire. sheep dog trials are very popular events in the north of england and farmers proudly display their well trained working dogs which tend to be of the border collie breed. Sheep dog trials were the subject of the long running BBC TV show One Man and His Dog. A Sheep dog is a type of domestic dog whose original purpose was to herd or guard sheep. Sheepdogs are just one category of herding dogs. Many sheep dogs are now kept as domestic pets or companion dogs. These dogs are very active and intelligent and require both physical and mental exercise which should be considered carefully before purchase as a companion dog. There are several breeds of sheep dog A Sheepdog trial (or simply dog trial) is a competitive dog sport in which herding dog breeds move sheep around a field, fences, gates, or enclosures as directed by their handlers. Such events are particularly associated with hill farming areas, where sheep range widely on largely unfenced land. These trials are popular in the United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa, Canada, the USA, Australia, New Zealand and other farming nations. Some venues allow only dogs of known herding breeds to compete; others allow any dog that has been trained to herd. Sheepdogs are interesting enough to watch that they have been featured on television and in film. In New Zealand, The Dog Show was a popular television show until the late 1980s, screening just before the weekend news. In the United Kingdom between 1975 and 1999, the BBC ran One Man and His Dog, which had a large urban audience. The movie Babe, about a pig who wants to herd sheep, was based on Dick King-Smith's book The Sheep Pig, about sheepdog trials in northern England. There are several events, but the key element is the control of three to six sheep by one or two highly trained dogs under the control of a single shepherd. Both time and obedience play a part,
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