Facts
- Family
- Herding[2] an editorial choice of Dogtrails, not genetic data
- Clade
- UK Rural[1]
- FCI
- Standard no. 88, group 1[4] Sheepdogs
- Origin
- Great Britain[4] Map point 54°36′ N · 2° W[5]
- Developed in
- Not yet sourced
- Fixed around
- Not yet sourced
- Other names
- Shetland (French)[3]
- In the study
- SSHP[1] Parker et al. 2017 abbreviation
In the tree
Closest in this tree: Rough Collie. [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, Old English Sheepdog, Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Rough Collie, Scottish Deerhound, Whippet.
Groupings with a DNA support below 50 / 100 are merged, as in the explorer. The tree holds 161 breeds.
Sources
- 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
- Dogtrails visual system, docs/DESIGN.md §2 "Attribution des 30 races": editorial choice by breed, not a datum (
docs/DESIGN.md) read 2026-11-04 - Wikidata Q39058 (Shetland Sheepdog) read 2026-11-09
- FCI nomenclature, standard n° 88 "SHETLAND SHEEPDOG" (unofficial export paiv/fci-breeds, commit 88aaca5) read 2026-11-09
- Wikidata Q145 (United Kingdom, P625) read 2026-11-09
Facts only: no text of the FCI standards is reproduced. All datasets and licences.