Welsh Sheepdog
| Welsh Sheepdog | ||
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| Not from the FCI recognized | ||
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| Alternative names: |
Ci Defaid Cymreig, Bugeilgi, Welsh Collie |
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| Withers height: |
45 cm |
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| Weight: |
16 kg |
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| List of domestic dogs | ||
The Welsh Sheepdog , in Welsh Ci Defaid Cymreig (pronounced / kiː dɛvaɪd kəmˈrɛɨɡ / ) is a British dog breed that is not recognized by the FCI .
Origin and history
Every country, or rather every landscape, has long-established working dogs, including herding dogs. The Welsh Sheepdog is one such herding dog from Wales . The breed is not recognized by any breed association; it is a working dog that is bred according to purely functional criteria, i.e. according to work performance as a herding dog. Welsh Sheepdogs are therefore less suitable as family dogs.
description
In appearance it corresponds roughly to a short-haired collie , probably not that big, more stocky. It grows up to 45 cm and weighs 16 kg. The fur is smooth, long and weatherproof, whereby all colors are permitted: mostly black and tan, three-colored, pure black or black with a white blaze, white collar, white chest and white underside.
Health
The Welsh Sheepdog does not seem to be a carrier of the MDR1 defect and thus the multidrug sensitivity ; a direct descent of the breed from Collies is therefore unlikely, despite their appearance.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mark W. Neff, Kathryn R. Robertson, Aaron K. Wong, Noa Safra, Karl W. Broman, Montgomery Slatkin, Katrina L. Mealey, Niels C. Pedersen: Breed distribution and history of canine mdr1-1Δ, a pharmacogenetic mutation that marks the emergence of breeds from the collie lineage. In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America . Vol. 101, No. 32, 2004, pp. 11725–11730, PMID 15289602 , doi : 10.1073 / pnas.0402374101 , supporting Table 5.
