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Shepherd Dawson (1880–1935), British psychologist; Shepherd Heyward (died 1859), free black man who was killed during the raid on Harpers Ferry; Shepherd Leffler (1811–1879), U.S. Representative from Iowa; Shepherd Mead (1914–1994), born Edward Mead, American writer; Shepherd Murape (born 1949), Zimbabwean former football player and manager
Shepherds travelling in Chambal, India Shepherd with grazing sheep in Făgăraș Mountains, Romania. A shepherd is a person who tends, herds, feeds, or guards flocks of sheep. Shepherding is one of the world's oldest occupations; it exists in many parts of the globe, and it is an important part of pastoralist animal husbandry.
The Belgian Shepherd (Dutch: Belgische Herder), also known as the Belgian Sheepdog (Dutch: Belgische Herdershond) or the Chien de Berger Belge, is a Belgian breed of herding dog of medium size. It is bred in four distinct varieties based on coat type and colour: the long-haired black Groenendael ; the rough-haired fawn Laekenois ; the short ...
The East European Shepherd was used heavily by the military and police within the Soviet Union as a guard and sniffer dog. It was a favourite of the KGB , who only ever kept solid black examples; if a single non-black pup was born in a litter bred by the KGB the entire litter was destroyed and that breeding was not repeated.
The English Shepherd is a medium-sized breed of dog, it weighs between 40 and 65 pounds (18 and 29 kg) and stands between 18 and 23 inches (46 and 58 cm), males are typically larger than females.
German Shepherds are medium to large-sized dogs. [26] The breed standard height at the withers is 60–65 cm (24–26 in) for males, and 55–60 cm (22–24 in) for females. [27] [28] [29] German Shepherds can reach sprinting speeds of up to 30 miles per hour. [30] Shepherds are longer than they are tall, with an ideal proportion of 10 to 8 + 1 ...
The McNab Dog, also called the McNab Shepherd or McNab Collie is a herding dog that originated in Hopland, Mendocino County, Northern California. The McNab was bred to withstand the tough conditions found in California such as heat, burrs, foxtails, and rugged terrain. Until recently, the McNab was little known outside California, but in last ...
Shepard may refer to: A common misspelling of shepherd; Alan Shepard, American astronaut and member of the Apollo 14 Moon mission; Shepard, Alberta, Canada; Shepard, Missouri, a ghost town; Shepard (name) Shepard tone, a sound consisting of a superposition of sine waves separated by octaves; Shepard Settlement, New York; Shepard Industrial, Calgary