[gemy]

I would like some help from those experienced folks (ie those that have lived or worked on a farm), to help me understand what it means when someone says: " I lived on a farm, and we had farm dogs". How do farm dogs differ from pet dogs?

I know that there are obvious differences I've seen on TV watching educational programs; for example that the dogs often have a "job" to do, herding sheep or cattle, often live outside (with I assume access to shelter), are fed outside probably.

But is that all there is to it? Do they mean they didn't see dogs as companions, love them, train them? Well they must train them, cause they do do work on the farm.

Just wondering