sheepdog
sheepdog
Definition
sheep·dog (-dôg′, -däg′)
noun
any dog trained to herd and protect sheep
sheepdog
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- work: The local farmers who saw him were impressed and I got a few offers for him as a working sheepdog.
- call: Portrait Picture 18 A sheepdog called " Laddie " is pictured sleeping in the sunshine.
- have: He has two sheepdogs to help him keep his flock in order.
- see: My immediate thought was of the sheepdog seen at the farm in the morning.
- need: I need a sheepdog to keep them all from running off into other books.
- train: There was never a dull moment: clipping, dipping, going to market, or training a new sheepdog or draft horse.
Adjective modifier
- English: She is lovely and has settled in very well with us and adores our two children and our old english sheepdog.
- old: We stopped at a well and met two Belgians, Axel and Anne, and their old sheepdog.
- shaggy: After being bitten by a dog, he changes back and forth between a human and a shaggy sheepdog!
- new: There was never a dull moment: clipping, dipping, going to market, or training a new sheepdog or draft horse.
- Belgian: In the 1890's a Professor of the Belgian School of Veterinary Sciences recorded standards for the various types of Belgian sheepdogs.
- faithful: Their faithful sheepdog, Jess, loves going fishing with Henry.
Modifies a noun
- trial: He was also a sheep farmer who, with his dog Pal, won national sheepdog trials!
- demonstration: Local shepherds appear on many weekends with their Border collies, to provide sheepdog demonstrations.
- breed: Dog Breed Directory | Breed Profiles | Border Collie | Sheepdog Breed profile of the ' Sheltie ' - Shetland sheepdog breed.
- display: Visitors were able to enjoy live music, clown shows, a sheepdog display and much more.
- handling: For those with a keen interest in working with sheepdogs Aled also runs sheepdog handling courses.
Noun used with modifier
- shetland: We also have a collie puppy and two shetland sheepdogs.
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