Ever since his Varusness used to loiter here I've wanted to post a pedantic rant about this. Debbie has just stepped in the same verbal doo-doo.
Sheep are 'herded' not 'harded'
And this is done by 'Shepherds', not 'Shephards'
In Alsace-Lorraine, they bred a special type of dog to help 'herd' sheep.
The breed is known as 'Alsatian' or 'Shepherd', not 'Shephard'
Thank you
Nurse! Nurse!