Herding · the Crook

Old English Sheepdog[4]

See it in the tree

Photograph of the Old English Sheepdog breed
Photo: Mona (uploaded by Caronna 08:14, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC)), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Facts

Family
Herding[2] an editorial choice of Dogtrails, not genetic data
Clade
UK Rural[1]
FCI
Standard no. 16, group 1[5] Sheepdogs
Origin
Great Britain[5] Map point 54°36′ N · 2° W[6]
Developed in
Not yet sourced
Fixed around
Not yet sourced
Other names
Bobtail (French), Bobtail (Dutch)[3]
In the study
OES[1] Parker et al. 2017 abbreviation

In the tree

It sits in a group of 10 breeds whose order the DNA does not decide. [1]

Also in the UK Rural clade: Australian Cattle Dog, Australian Kelpie, Australian Shepherd, Bearded Collie, Border Collie, Borzoi, Cardigan Welsh Corgi, Greyhound, Irish Wolfhound, Italian Greyhound, Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Rough Collie, Scottish Deerhound, Shetland Sheepdog, Whippet.

Groupings with a DNA support below 50 / 100 are merged, as in the explorer. The tree holds 161 breeds.

Sources

  1. Parker HG, Dreger DL, Rimbault M, et al. Genomic Analyses Reveal the Influence of Geographic Origin, Migration, and Hybridization on Modern Dog Breed Development. Cell Reports 19(4):697-708, 2017. read 2026-11-04
  2. Dogtrails families, data/manual/families.json: editorial choice by breed, not a datum; drafted 2026-11-09, under review by Paul (data/manual/families.json) read 2026-11-09
  3. Wikidata Q37704 (Old English sheepdog) read 2026-11-09
  4. Dogtrails display names, data/manual/display-names.json: Draft (Claude Code, 2026-11-09). Casing only. Wikidata label "Old English sheepdog"; Parker "Old English Sheepdog"; FCI OLD ENGLISH SHEEPDOG (16). (data/manual/display-names.json) read 2026-11-09
  5. FCI nomenclature, standard n° 16 "OLD ENGLISH SHEEPDOG" (unofficial export paiv/fci-breeds, commit 88aaca5) read 2026-11-09
  6. Wikidata Q145 (United Kingdom, P625) read 2026-11-09

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