Best Herding Dogs for Farms

The Border Collie is a British breed of herding dog. It is kept mostly as a working sheep-herding dog or as a companion animal.

Border Collie

It is often used for livestock and farm work because of its stamina and herding abilities.

Australian Shepherd

The breed was developed by Max von Stephanitz using various traditional German herding dogs from 1899. It was originally bred as a herding dog, for herding sheep.

German Shepherd

Herding instincts and trainability can be measured at noncompetitive herding tests. Old English Sheepdogs that exhibit basic herding instincts can be trained to compete in herding trials.

Old English Sheepdog

They are good at herding and make great farm companions thanks to their easily trainable traits.

Collie

It is a good hand at farms as it performs herding well as it is biddable and responds well to training.

Australian Cattle Dog

They are often used in herding and farm work as they are intelligent and highly trainable.

Belgian Malinois