A dog is a man’s — and woman’s — best friend. But that doesn’t always mean the animals can’t benefit from a little professional training. Amy Hunt, owner of MBR Farm Dog Boarding and Training in ...

The winner of the 2024 Farm Bureau Farm Dog of the Year, Skippy, and her owners, Donald and Laura Adams, are leveraging the award to bring awareness to a special role working dogs can play on farms ...

The best farm dogs are often the life and soul of the whole enterprise! Whether you’re farming crops, looking after livestock or you’ve got a small holding with a handful of animals, a farm dog can ...

Farms provide essential staples and food for people across the country. Rice, wheat, and potatoes are just a few crops that grow on farms that we use in our everyday lives. Aside from the planting and ...

Hundreds of years ago, before they were commonly accepted as household companions and members of the family, dogs served many practical roles around the homestead or farm; they were bred for herding, ...

Farmers are invited to submit nominations for the 2026 Farm Bureau Farm Dog of the Year contest, which comes with cash prizes and bragging rights. This is the eighth year of the contest, supported by ...

The homesteading pros at Gold Shaw Farm explain how they’re turning their farm dog into a house dog.

A farm in central Massachusetts is doing things the old-fashioned way by using dogs to herd sheep, instead of ATVs. It's at Little Brook Farm in Sunderland where 6-year-old sheepdog Bett does her job.