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The Icelandic Sheepdog (Icelandic: Íslenskur fjárhundur, pronounced [ˈistlɛnskʏr ˈfjaurˌhʏntʏr̥]), is an Icelandic breed of dog of Nordic Spitz type.It derives from dogs brought to Iceland by Viking settlers in the ninth century; it is both similar and closely related to the Buhund of Norway and the Vallhund and Norrbottenpets of Sweden, which derive from the same ancestral stock.
The Icelandic [a] is the Icelandic breed of domestic sheep. It belongs to the Northern European Short-tailed group of sheep, and is larger than most breeds in that group. It is generally short-legged and stocky, slender and light-boned, and usually horned , although polled and polycerate animals can occur; there is a polled strain, the Kleifa .
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He also imported Icelandic ponies to California. [4] He promoted the foundation of the Icelandic Kennel Club and became an honorary founding member. He supported animal rights activists in Iceland and in 1973 gave the nation its first fully equipped veterinary hospital, [5] at Víðidalur, near Reykjavík, which is named after him. [4]
The Shetland Sheepdog, also known as the Sheltie, is a breed of herding dog that originated in the Shetland Islands of Scotland. It was formally recognized by the Kennel Club in 1909. It was originally called the Shetland Collie , but this caused controversy amongst Rough Collie breeders of the time, so the name was changed. [ 1 ]
[2] [3] The breed as it is known today developed in California in the 19th century, as a sheep herding dog for Californian shepherds. [ 2 ] [ 4 ] [ 3 ] The Australian Shepherd is also believed to be descended from a variety of herding dogs imported to California with imported sheep, including collies from Australia and New Zealand .
Legend has it that the Polish Lowland Sheepdog was part-ancestor of the Bearded Collie. Almost driven to extinction in World War II, the PON was restored mainly through the work of Dr. Danuta Hryniewicz and her dog, Smok ("Dragon"), the ancestor of all PONs in the world today, who sired the first ten litters of PONs in the 1950s.
The Gaucho Sheepdog (Portuguese: Ovelheiro gaúcho) is a dog breed that originated in the Pampas, Brazil. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The breed is not recognized by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) , but it has been recognized by the CBKC, a Brazilian kennel club affiliated with FCI. [ 1 ]
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