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UK
/ʃˈiːpdɒɡ/
]
NOUN
- any of various usually long-haired breeds of dog reared to herd and guard sheep
How To Use sheepdog In A Sentence
- This pattern of stimulus and response is parallel to the way that a shepherd might train his sheepdog.
- Thus, the sheepdogs developed for use on the islands were bred for agility, brains and speed.
- A shepherd watched his flock through binoculars and his sheepdog watched from the back of the quadbike.
- He was judged against a flat-coated retriever, a giant schnauzer, an Old English sheepdog, a wire fox terrier, a saluki hound and Pekingese toy dog.
- Philip's mother, Carol, said that instead of a dummy he was given a sheepdog whistle as a baby, and he's never looked back.
- KELLY: That sheepdog is not going to come correct you. An Author's Path To Success: Quitting Your Day Job
- The sheepdogs that protect the sheeple from the wolves out there, cannot be gentle vegetarians.
- Presently a sheepdog in the valley below gave a surly, growling bark. THE LEGEND OF CAPTAIN SPACE
- By 1944, the Army accepted only five breeds: German shepherds, Belgian sheepdogs, Doberman pinschers, farm collies, and giant schnauzers.
- Dogs and sheep don't mix well, unless it's a highly trained sheepdog and in our experience owners have not been too careful where their animals leave their trademark.