Dogs in A Remote Western Town!

In A Remote Western Town, we love dogs! It almost seems like an unwritten requirement to have at least two, and those in the country typically have more!
The dogs of choice here fall into three categories:
Sporting dogs
Working (herding) dogs
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In the sporting category, retrievers rule. Labradors of all shapes, sizes and lineage make up a good deal of the "Town Dog" population, as these dogs tend to be well suited for life with kids and a variety of weather conditions. They are energetic and friendly.
A few spaniels and other water dogs make up the rest of the retriever group here.
In the herding dog category, border collies are top dog. These dogs are typically serious dogs, very smart and energetic, but also well suited for families. Border collies are very agile, bred for dodging hoofs that want to stomp them, and do very well with cattle and sheep.
Heelers are also popular with cattle folk, though their dispositions can border on the mean and cranky. They are well suited for managing cattle.
Other working dogs include sheep dogs (Old English, Akbash, Great Pyrenees, shepards), and a few odds and ends rotties, mastiffs and St. Bernards.
The rest of the dogs around these parts fall into the "what IS that dog???" category. Some of these include odd mixes (like a beagle and border collie), rescued and found dogs, and dogs whose lineage is "prized cattle dog and sneaky mongrel intruder who will be shot on site next time".
In A Remote Western Town, we really have no use for "foo-foo" dogs. Though there are a few scattered around, the thought is, "If they're not useful, why bother?"
Regardless of your choice of dog, we love our companion animals in A Remote Western Town!