It is sometimes used to guard sheep or houses, but its main use is for hunting.

She and her sister, Phaethusa, were taken by their mother to guard the cattle and sheep of Thrinacia.

It can be used successfully to guard sheep against wolves or bears.

Ego, a Great Pyrenees, hails from a long line of ancestors bred to guard sheep in the mountains.

These dogs were really dedicated to their work guarding sheep protecting them even from other flocks.

It was developed to be agile in order to guard sheep on steep, mountainous slopes.

What better dog to guard sheep than a wolf?

Other types of dog may be used just to guard sheep (see livestock guarding dog), and these are sometimes also called sheepdogs.

They were youngsters guarding sheep with their dog.

It has been used for centuries by Italian shepherds to guard sheep from wolves.