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The Herding Group is an American Kennel Club designation for purebred dog breeds that comprises herding dogs and livestock guardian dogs. All herding breeds were formerly in the Working Group.

The Herding Group, created in 1983, is the newest AKC classification; its members were formerly members of the Working Group. All breeds share the ability to control the movement of other animals. The vast majority of Herding dogs, as household pets, never cross paths with a farm animal. Nevertheless, pure instinct prompts many of these dogs to gently herd their owners, especially the children of the family. In general, these intelligent dogs make excellent companions and respond beautifully to training exercises.

Dogs in the Herding group (for the AKC) are: <ref>American Kennel Club Herding Group</ref>

Image:Australian blue cattle dog 01.JPG	Australian Cattle Dog		Australian Shepherd	Image:BoomtownDalwhinnie.jpg	Bearded Collie
Image:Mali.jpg	Belgian Malinois		Belgian Sheepdog		Belgian Tervuren
	Border Collie	Image:Bouvier des Flandres.jpg	Bouvier des Flandres		Briard
Image:CanaanDog3.jpg	Canaan Dog		Cardigan Welsh Corgi		Collie
	German Shepherd Dog		Old English Sheepdog		Pembroke Welsh Corgi
Image:Polski owczarek nizinny.jpg	Polish Lowland Sheepdog		Puli		Shetland Sheepdog

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American Kennel Club groups

Sporting • Hound • Working • Terrier • Toy • Non-Sporting • Herding • Miscellaneous Class • Foundation Stock Service Program