8 Small Herding Dog Breeds

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1. Pembroke Welsh Corgi

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2. Shetland Sheepdog

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3. Cardigan Welsh Corgi

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4. Miniature Australian Shepherd

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5. Finnish Lapphund

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6. Icelandic Sheepdog

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7. Belgian Laekenois

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8. Puli

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