herding dog vs sheepdog

herding dog

noun
  • A dog bred for working cattle, sheep, or other livestock. For example, the various shepherd breeds. 

sheepdog

noun
  • A breed of dog, used for herding sheep. 

  • A breed of dog used for guarding sheep. 

  • A police officer. 

verb
  • To chaperon or shepherd. 

How often have the words herding dog and sheepdog occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )