A farm in central Massachusetts is doing things the old-fashioned way by using dogs to herd sheep, instead of ATVs. It's at Little Brook Farm in Sunderland where 6-year-old sheepdog Bett does her job.

A lot of things come to mind when you think of Florida: Oranges, alligators and tourists are a few. And it may be safe to say that sheep would not make the top 10, unless you were at the Florida Sheep ...

Rob, a border collie, comes from a long line of Scottish-bred herding dogs. — -- In what appears like controlled chaos, Rob, a border collie, makes snap judgments and relies on instinct and ...

Liz O'Connell is a Newsweek Reporter based in North Carolina. Her focus is on pet news and videos. Liz joined Newsweek in 2023 and had previously worked at PetHelpful.com, the Charlotte Business ...

Sarah Letts is a Maremma lover and breeder. She homesteads with the breed on her ranch in California. Where she raises sheep, ...

Ian Caldicott assembles a demonstration team of working sheepdogs at Wolston Farm in Scio, Ore. Caldicott said training excellent herders like, left to right, Hawk, Kick and Bracken begins with an ...

Some animals have no idea what they're "supposed to be" and end up taking on the traits of other house pets. Some pups take notes from feline siblings and learn how to "loaf," while cats raised by ...

Two sheep dogs’ attack on a Colorado mountain biker has prompted ranchers in the West to seek better ways to manage the large dogs that protect their herds against predators. The American Sheep ...