The History of the Herding Breeds in The Philippines and @Cob
Having been frustrated with breeding of German Shepherds in the mid-80's, I researched on the other Herding Breeds from the Belgian Tervuren to the Groenendael and Collies. Due to budget limitations at that time, I was left to just staring at pictures in dog books and magazines. By 1995, I finally imported my first Belgian Sheepdog, "UZI" - daughter of the 1994 Westminster Best of Breed Winner. It was an opportunity to have met a reputable show breeder. The Daugherties introduced me to their circle of breeder friends whom sold me good dogs to kick start the breed in the country. Bill came down to check out the competition so that they would have an idea of the quality of the dogs they would send in order to establish the breed properly. For a year, out of sheer frustration showing the Belgian Sheepdog under the Working Group, I worked on the separation of the Herding Breeds from the Working Group. Not that my Belgians did not place at the time but it just didn't seem right to place Group 2nd or 3rd under the Working Group with herding dogs. Another problem it posed was the large number of breeds that were entered in the group: (1) the sizes of the dogs in a very confined ring - herding dogs needed ample space for one to see the beauty in their movement and appreciate the agility that are inherent in them. PCCI considered my persistence on the condition that a minimum of 4 herding breeds shown consistently in one year before they grant the separation of the working and herding breeds into 2 groups.
For a year, I pestered friends and associates to show their herding dogs. One by one, they disappear and I, finally gave up. With the circle of reputable show breeders I have made in North America, they referred me to their friends who show other herding breeds aside from the Belgian Sheepdog. They then sent me a pair of Shetland Sheepdogs and a pair of Australian Shepherds of which I knew nothing about. It was only after they have arrived that I started doing my homework and reading up on these breeds. My purpose at the time was, of course, just to have 4 herding breeds constant in the show ring.
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