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“Herding and hunting, unlike other canine occupations, are done predominantly by dogs of breeds developed over centuries to millennia specifically for that purpose. Selective breeding to enhance and stabilize traits such as athleticism, endurance, work ethic, problem solving, cooperative behaviors, handler responsiveness, and ability to work at distance has resulted in herding breeds highly developed to perform their specialized tasks . . .”

“Working-level herding breed dogs are intense, high-drive dogs that will work despite severe illness or pain, thereby masking clues that they are ailing or the nature of their problem.”

Ridgway M. (2021). Herding Dogs. The Veterinary clinics of North America. Small animal practice, 51(4), 975–984. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cvsm.2021.04.013