Together

• The main duty of a shepherd is to keep the herd of sheep together at all times without letting them escape.
  
  

Watch

• The shepherd is responsible for the sheep 24 hours a day. In traditional settings, he must stay with the sheep at all times.
  
  

Chase

• If any sheep gets away, it is the shepherd's job to retrieve them by chasing after them to rejoin the rest of the herd.
  
  

Dog

• To assure that the sheep do not get away, many shepherds use dogs that are trained to rally the sheep together.
  
  

Leader

• The shepherd is seen as a leader because of her role as leader of the pack.