Livestock / Guarding Dogs

Breed: (Origin)

Colours; Height in inches; Use
Aidi (Morocco)

Black, or black and white, or red, or tawny, or white; 21-24 inches; Use: Companion, Livestock guarding
Akbash Dog (Turkey)

White; 28-34 inches; Use: Sheep guarding
Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog (USA)

Brown and white; 20-25 inches; Use: Companion, Guarding
Anatolian Shepherd (Turkey)

Various colours; 27-32 inches; Use: Sheep guarding
Appenzeller Sennenhund (Switzerland)

Black, with tan and white markings; 19-23 inches; Use: Companion, Guarding
Australian Cattle Dog (Australia)

Blue, or red; 17-20 inches; Use: Companion, Cattle herding
Australia Kelpie (Australia)

Black, or black and tan, or blue, or fawn, or red, with white; 17-20 inches; Use: Companion, Livestock driving
Australian Shepherd (Australia)

Black, or blue-merle, or liver, or red; 18-23 inches; Use: Companion, Cattle herding
Bearded Collie (United Kingdom)

Black, or blue, or brown, or fawn, or grey; 20-22 inches; Use: Companion
Beauceron (France)

Black, or black and tan, or harlequinches; 25-28 inches; Use: Companion
Belgian Sheepdog (Belgium)

Black; 22-26 inches; Use: Companion, Watchdog
Bergamasco (rare) (Italy)

Grey; 22-24 inches; Use: Companion, Guarding
Bernese Mountain Dog (Switzerland)

Jet black, with rust and white; 23-27.5 inches; Use: Companion
Border Collie (United Kingdom)

Black, or black and white, or blue-merle, or brown, or red, or tricolour; 18-22 inches; Use: Companion, Sheep herding, Sheepdog trials
Bouvier des Ardennes (Belgium)

Various colours; 22-25 inches; Use: Cattle dog
Bouvier des Flandres (Belgium, France)

Black, or brindle, or fawn, or grey; 23-27 inches; Use: Companion, Guarding
Boxer (Germany)

Brindle, or fawn; 21-25 inches; Use: Companion
Briard (France)

Black, or fawn; 23-27 inches; Use: Livestock guarding and herding
Bulldog (United Kingdom)

Brindles, or fallow, or fawn, or red, or white, or piebald; 12-14 inches; Use: Companion
Bullmastiff (United Kingdom)

Brindle, or fawn, or red; 24-27 inches; Use: Companion, Guarding
Ca de Bou (Balearic Islands)

Lion-golden, or tan, or yellow; 22-23 inches; Use: Companion
Ca de Bestiar (Balearic Islands)

Black; 24-29 inches; Use: Companion, Security
Canary Dog (Canary Islands)

Black-brindle, or fawn, or red-brindle; 21.5-25.5 inches; Use: Companion
Cane Corso (Sicily)

Various colours; 22-28 inches; Use: Companion, Security
Cão de Fila de São Miguel (Azores, Portugal)

Fawn and grey brindle; 19-23 inches; Use: Cattle dog, Guarding
Cardigan Welsh Corgi (United Kingdom)

Various colours colours; 10.5-12.5 inches; Use: Companion, Livestock driving
Catalan Sheepdog (Spain)

Black, or black and tan, or black-brindle, or fawn, or grizzle, or red-brindle; 18-20 inches; Use: Companion
Caucasian Mountain Dog (Caucasus)

Various colours; 25-28 inches; Use: Livestock guarding, Security
Central Asian Sheepdog (Central Asia)

Various colours; 23-28 inches; Use: Livestock guarding
Croatian Sheepdog (Croatia)

Black; ?? inches; Use: Companion, Security
Czech Wolfdog (Czech Republic, Slovakia)

Wolf-brown; 24-29.5 inches; Use: Companion
Dogo Argentino (Argentina)

White; 24-27 inches; Use: Companion
Dutch Sheepdog (Netherlands)

Various colours colours; 16-20 inches; Use: Companion, Sheep herding
Dutch Shepherd Dog (Netherlands)

Black; 22-25 inches; Use: Companion, Security
Entelbuch Mountain Dof (Switzerland)

Jet black, with rust and white; 19-20 inches; Use: Companion, Livestock guarding
Estrela Mountain Dog (Portugal)

Black-brindle, or fawn, or red-brindle; 24.5-28.5 inches; Use: Companion, Livestock dog
Fila Brasileiro (Brazil)

Various colours; 24-30 inches; Use: Comparison, Security
French Mastiff (France)

Fawn, or gold, or mahogany; 23-27 inches; Use: Companion, Guarding
German Shepherd (Germany)

Various colours rich colours; 22-26 inches; Use: Assistance, Companion, Security
Giant Schnauzer (Germany)

Black, or pepper and salt; 23.5-27.5 inches; Use: Companion, Service
Great Dane (Germany)

Black, or blue, or brindle, or fawn, or harlequinches; 28-32 inches; Use: Companion, Guarding
Great Pyrenees (France)

White, or white with markings; 26-32 inches; Use: Companion, Guarding
Greater Swiss Mountain Dog (Switzerland)

Jet black, with rust and white; 23.5-28.5 inches; Use: Companion
Hellenic Sheep Dog (Greece)

Various colours; 26-31 inches; Use: Livestock guarding
Hovawart (Germany)

Black, or fawn; 23-28 inches; Use: Companion, Guarding
Illyrian Sheepdog (Macedonia)

Black and brown; 24-26 inches; Use: Guarding, Herding
Istrian Shepherd (Slovenia)

Black and brown; 20-24 inches; Use: Companion, Flock guarding
King Shepherd (USA)

Various colours; 25-29 inches; Use: Companion, Guarding
Komondor (Hungary)

Off-white; 25.5-35 inches; Use: Companion, Livestock guarding
Kuvasz (Hungary)

White, with slate grey or black pigment; 26-30 inches; Use: Companion, Security
Laekenois (Belgium)

Fawn; 22-26 inches; Use: Companion, Watchdog
Lancashire Healer (United Kingdom)

Black and fawn; 10-12 inches; Use: Companion
Landseer (Canada)

Black and white; 26-28 inches; Use: Companion
Leonberger (Germany)

Red-brown, or yellow-gold; 26-31.5 inches; Use: Companion
Malinois (Belgian)

Fawn to mahogany, or grey, or red; 22-26 inches; Use: Assistance, Companion, Security
Maremma Sheepdog (Italy)

White; 23.5-28.5 inches; Use: Companion, Security
Mastiff (United Kingdom)

Apricot, or brindle, or fawn; 27.5-30 inches; Use: Companion, Guarding
Mudi (Hungary)

Various colours colours; 14-20 inches; Use: Companion, Security, Small mammal hunting
Neopolitan Mastiff (Italy)

Black; 26-29 inches; Use: Companion, Security
New Zealand Huntaway (New Zealand)

Black and brown; 20-24 inches; Use: Field trials, Sheep herding
Newfoundland (Canada)

Black, brown; 226-28 inches; Use: Companion, Rescue
Old English Sheepdog (United Kingdom)

Blue, or grey, with white; 21-24 inches; Use: Companion
Pembroke Welsh Corgi (United Kingdom)

Black and tan, or fawn, or red, or sable, with white; 10-12 inches; Use: Companion, Livestock driving
Picardy Shepherd (France)

Fawn, or grey; 21.5-26 inches; Use: Companion, Guarding, Herding
Polish Lowland Sheepdog (Poland)

Various colours; 16-20 inches; Use: Companion, Herding
Portuguese Cattle Dog (Portugal)

Black, or black-brindle, or fawn, or grey, or red-brindle; 20-24 inches; Use: Companion, Guarding, Livestock dog
Portuguese Shepherd Dog (Portugal)

Black, or brown, or fawn, or grey, or yellow; 16-22 inches; Use: Companion, herding
Portuguese Watchdog (Portugal)

Black, or black-brindle, or grey, or red, or red-brindle, or yellow; 25-30 inches; Use: Guarding
Puli (Hungary)

Black, or grey, or rusty black, or white; 16-17 inches; Use: Companion, Guard, Watchdog
Pumi (Hungary)

Black; 13-19 inches; Use: Hunting, Security
Pyrenean Mastiff (Spain)

Black and white, or white and fawn, or white and orange; 28-31 inches; Use: Companion, Guarding
Pyrenean Sheepdog (France)

Black-brindle, or blue, or fawn, or grey, or red-brindle; 15-22 inches; Use: Companion, Guarding, Herding
Rottweiller (Germany)

Black, with rust to mahogany markings; 22-27 inches; Use: Companion, Police dog, Guarding
Rough Collie (United Kingdom)

Blue merle, or sable and white, or tricolour, or white; 22-26 inches; Use: Companion
Shar-Pei (China)

Black, or cream, or fawn, or red; 18-20 inches; Use: Companion
Saarloos Wolfhound (Netherlands)

Wolf-brown, wolf-grey; 24-29.5 inches; Use: Companion
St. Bernard (Switzerland)

Brown-brindle, or orange, or red-brindle; 25.5-27.7 inches; Use: Companion
Shetland Sheepdog (United Kingdom)

Black and tan, or black and white, or blue-merle, or sable, or tricolor; 13-16 inches; Use: Companion, Sheep herding
Slovensky Kuvac (Slovakia)

White; 22-27.5 inches; Use: Companion, Security
Smooth Collie (United Kingdom)

Blue merle, or sable and white, or tricolour, or white; 22-26 inches; Use: Companion
Swedish Vallhund (Sweden)

Grey, or grey-brown, or red-brown, or red-yellow; 12-16 inches; Use: Companion, Guarding, Herding, Ratting
South Russian Sheepdog (Russia, Ukraine)

Grey; 26-35 inches; Use: Companion, Livestock guarding, Security
Spanish Mastiff (Spain)

Fawn, or red, or black and white, or red-brindle, or black-brindle; 28-32 inches; Use: Companion, Security
Standard Schnauzer (Germany)

Black, or pepper and salt; 17.5-19.5 inches; Use: Companion
Tatra Mountain Sheepdog (Poland)

White; 24-30 inches; Use: Companion, Guarding
Tibetan Kyi Apso (Tibet)

Black, with grey; 25-28 inches; Use: Guarding
Tibetan Mastiff (Tibet)

Black, or black and tan, or brown, or gold, or grey; 25-28 inches; Use: Companion, Guarding
Tosa Inu (Japan)

Dull black, or fawn, or red; 24.5-25.5 inches; Use: Companion
Turvueren (Belgium)

Fawn, or grey, or red; 22-26 inches; Use: Assistance, Companion, Security