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shepherd dog

type of working dog used by shepherds to herd and/or protect their flocks
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shepherd dog

Summary

shepherd dog is a dog type[1]. It draws 1,285 Wikipedia views per month (dog_type category, ranking #13 of 94).[2]

Key Facts

  • shepherd dog's instance of is recorded as dog type[3].
  • shepherd dog is a type of pastoral dog[4].
  • shepherd dog is a type of working dog[5].
  • shepherd dog's Commons category is recorded as Sheepdogs[6].
  • shepherd dog's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sheepdogs[7].
  • shepherd dog's different from is recorded as herding dog[8].
  • shepherd dog's different from is recorded as livestock guardian dog[9].

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Definition and Type

shepherd dog's instance of is recorded as dog type[3]. Recorded subclass of include pastoral dog[4] and working dog[5].

Why It Matters

shepherd dog draws 1,285 Wikipedia views per month (dog_type category, ranking #13 of 94).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → herding dog, livestock guardian dog
    Subclass of → pastoral dog, working dog
    Instance of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 7307, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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