Imagine my surprise at seeing an enormous mixed herd of sheep and Egyptian goats grazing on the edge of the British Sovereign Base Area at Dhekelia near Larnaca in Cyprus. I was making my way back from the beach at the time. One shepherd who may have been either Greek Cypriot or Turkish Cypriot with his faithful dogs making his way home for the night.

What dogs were they, Border Collies perhaps, no they were German Shepherd Dogs, six of them with their master.

I was amazed at the sight of these dogs working this large flock of sheep and goats and had to stop and go back to have another look.

The dogs were indeed black and tan German Shepherd Dogs, but hang on a minute the clue is in the name, German SHEPHERD Dog, how silly of me to be amazed at dogs doing what they were intended to do!

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Why did I not merely think ‘GSD’s working’, possibly because in the UK we associate Border Collie dogs with herding work, we also associate GSD’s with police dog and security dog functions.

I wonder what other breeds actually still do the jobs they were intended to do in the past?

If you know of any why not let K9 Magazine know?

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