McNab

The McNab is a recent innovation in dog breeds over more recent years. When Alexander McNab left his beloved Scotland to travel to California, he needed a good dog to help herd his 10,000 acre sheep ranch as he homesteaded out in the Hopland area. Rough conditions and changeable weather, along with wild predators always on the lookout for an easy meal, were some of the challenges he faced. The Scotsman decide to develop a herding dog that could handle rough conditions, was obedient, and had enough energy for the rugged terrain. McNab crossed the Scottish Collies he had brought with him with some of the tough dogs of the nomadic sheep herders he met in the area. The new breed became known as the McNab Shepherds. The land took its toll on the tough Scot,  and in the early 1900's he handed his ranch down to John, his youngest son. John was an attorney and a stockman, and he took a keen interest in the bloodline of the dogs his father had bred. He began to reinvigorate the breeding style of his father, adding addition bloodlines from dogs imported from Scotland. The McNab dogs became well known to be supreme herding dogs in the Californian area, with many ranchers eager  to get one of their own. As a result, the McNab has spread around the United States and Canada, with a few working as stock dogs in Germany and sporting dogs in Japan. They are highly valued for their abundant energy and strong work ethic, as well as their affectionate and loyal companionship