English Shepherd

United States

Male 19-23 inches ( 48-58 cm) Female 18-22 inches ( 46-56 cm)

Male 45-60 lbs ( 20.5 to 27 kg) Female 40-50 lbs ( 18 to 22.5 kg)

The English Shepherd ( en. for English Sheepdog ) is a not recognized by the FCI breed of dog in the United States. The breed is recognized by the UKC since 1927.

Origin and History

The English Shepherd probably originated from dogs of Collie type that came with the English emigrants to North America. By cross breeding other breeds such as Border Collies, the modern type developed.

Description

The English Shepherd is a medium sized dog that is built for speed and maneuverability. According to standard to his skills as a herding dog in the assessment play a more important role than the look.

The dog has a shoulder height of 46-58 cm and a weight of 18-27 kg. The coat is moderately long to long, short on the head and the legs, in the colors black and tan, tri-color, Sable with white or black and white. Disqualifications are Merle, a more than one-third of white fur, albinism and pure black. The coat is virtually self-cleaning and weatherproof. The tail is relatively long, but also stub rods before coming.

The head is of medium length, slightly rounded between the ears, carried high, with moderately pronounced stop. The muzzle is moderately broad, neither too narrow nor too wide, with adjacent lips. The distance between the nose tip and stop is about the same as from stop to occiput. The English Shepherd has a scissor bite, and return bite are considered fatal errors. The overturned ears are close fitting to the head. The eyes are dark to medium brown, quite round, slightly sloping.

Use

He is a good watchdog, as well as a good driving and herding dog who is able to draw even cattle, which he tweaks in the heel when needed. The fact that it also fits well into the family, the English Shepherd is a good all-purpose dog that needs but as a working dog enough job.

Sanitary

Since the English Shepherd is related to the other Collies, the MDR1 defect also occurs in this breed. In one study, 14 percent of the 91 dogs examined were heterozygous for the defective allele, slightly less than one percent were homozygous.