SHETLAND SHEEPDOG

breed of small, agile working dog perfected in the Shetland Islands in the 19th cent. It stands from 13 to 16 in. (33.0–40.6 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs about 15 lb (7 kg). Its double coat consists of a very dense, furry underlayer and a long, straight, harsh outercoat. It is usually colored a combination of black, blue merle, and sable, with white and tan markings. Although of obscure origin, the sheltie is probably a descendant of small specimens of the Scottish collie and the King Charles spaniel. It was developed to tend the diminutive sheep of the Shetland Islands, whose rugged, stormy shores have produced other small-statured animals such as the Shetland pony. Today it is raised as a farm dog and family pet. See dog.

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books on: Shetland Sheepdog  - 7 results

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Learning and Instinct in Animals
Book by W. H. Thorpe; Methuen, 1956
Subjects: Animal Intelligence, Learning In Animals
...Salivary response, 34 ; Sexual behaviour, 395 Chow. Mouse-catching, 401 Eskimo. Territory, 401 Sheepdog. Training of, 84 Shetland Sheepdog. Mouse-catching, 401 Dogfish. Musculature, 260 Dolichonyx oryzivorus. See Bobolink Dolphin...
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Animal Rights and Human Morality
Book by Bernard E. Rollin; Prometheus Books, 1992
Subjects: Animal Rights
...with cropped ears; a cocker spaniel, old English sheepdog, poodle, with docked tails. In a related area...with a certain shaped face and eye in the collie and Shetland sheepdog has led to a disease called "collie eye" or "sheltie...
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The Global Game: Writers on Soccer
Book by John Turnbull, Thom Satterlee, Alon Raab; University of Nebraska Press, 2008
Subjects: Soccer, Soccer--Cross-Cultural Studies
...Markus Wegner; all participants in the Metropolitan Atlanta Casual Soccer League; and especially Keri and our Shetland sheepdog, Zoie, for their loving kindness. Thom Satterlee thanks the American Literary Translators Association; Kirk Anderson...
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Jim Aylesworth and You
Book by Jim Aylesworth, Jennifer K. Rotole; Libraries Unlimited, 2005
Subjects: Authors, American--20th Century--Biography, Aylesworth, Jim, Children's Literature--Authorship, Children--Books And Reading--United States
...like on your pizza? A. Cheese and sausage Q. Do you have any pets? A. Not right now. But we used to have a Shetland sheepdog named Polly. She was very smart. People used to ask how we trained her but she taught herself most of the time...
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Galen's Prophecy: Temperament in Human Nature
Book by Jerome Kagan; Basic Books, 1998
Subjects: Environment And Children, Inhibition In Children, Inhibition In Children--Physiological Aspects, Nature And Nurture, Temperament In Children, Temperament In Children--Physiological Aspects
...Scott and John Fuller studied over 250 puppies from five different breeds -- basenji, beagle, cocker spaniel, Shetland sheepdog, and fox terrier -- at the secluded Jackson Laboratories in Bar Harbor, Maine. In one assessment of an animals...
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journal articles on: Shetland Sheepdog  - 5 results

 
 
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Dogs and People: The History and Psychology of a Relationship
Journal article; Journal of Business Administration and Policy Analysis, Vol. 24-26, 1996
Subjects: Authors--Addresses, essays, lectures, Coren, Stanley--Addresses, essays, lectures, Dog breeds--Social aspects, Dog owners--Psychology and mental health, Dogs--Social aspects, Psychologists--Addresses, essays, lectures
...Emily Carr? Old English Sheepdogs. She had an Old English Sheepdog breeding kennel in Victoria...Scotia Duck Toller Old English Sheepdog Portuguese Water Dog Soft...Australian Shepherd Belgian Sheepdog Belgian Malinois Belgian...Sheepdog Papillon Pembrook Corgi Shetland Sheepdog Toy Poodle Miniature...
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Positive Experiences with Dogs: an Important Addition to the Curriculum for Blind and Visually Impaired Children
Journal article by J. Lynne Young; RE:view, Vol. 29, 1997
Subjects: Blind--Education, Blind--Rehabilitation, Visually Handicapped--Education, Visually Handicapped--Rehabilitation
...learning to pet and to walk Rocky, a therapyregistered Shetland sheepdog. opportunity to walk the dog down a sidewalk or...sized, Delta-certified, obedience-titled Shetland sheepdog. She was happy to wear the harness and tirelessly...
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Unequal Contribution of Sexes in the Origin of Dog Breeds
Journal article by A-K Sundqvist, S. Björnerfeldt, J. A. Leonard, F. Hailer; Genetics, Vol. 172, 2006
Subjects: DNA, Mitochondrial, Deoxyribonucleic acid--DNA, Dogs, Evolutionary biology, Selective breeding, Wolves
...dalmatian, greyhound, poodle, Shetland sheepdog, and West Highland white terrier...haplotypes h72 and h88, present in Shetland sheepdogs, differ at three loci and...example, the 65 group 1 dogs (sheepdogs and cattle dogs) from 17 breeds...
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Changing Characteristics of Women on Local Government Councils in Australia: 1982 - 1993
Journal article by Rosemary Whip, Don Fletcher; Australian Journal of Social Issues, Vol. 34, 1999
Subjects: Local government--Demographic aspects, Women city council members--Social aspects, Women in politics--Social aspects
...Australian American Association, the District Garden Club, the Genealogical Group, the Light Railway Association, the Shetland Sheepdog Club and the Wildflower Pickers Association). Membership of groups within this category trebled between the two...
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Reflections on Life with My Dog Lindsay
Journal article by Howard W. Bischoff; Journal of Evolutionary Psychology, Vol. 26, 2005
Subjects: Dog owners--Personal narratives, Human-animal relationships--Personal narratives
...experience, I merely ask you to indulge an anthropomorphic, solitary man. My dog of fourteen years, Lindsay, a Shetland Sheepdog, or "Shelty", died on October 16, 2004. She was my constant companion for many a year; and, along with her...


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magazine articles on: Shetland Sheepdog  - 5 results

 
 
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Byte, Byte, against the Dying of the Light - A New Senior-Care Facility E-Monitors Every Move
Magazine article by Bill Donahue; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 287, May 2001
Subjects: Aged--Care and treatment, Control systems--Usage, Elderly--Care and treatment, Intelligent devices--Usage, Intelligent machines--Usage, Nursing homes--Technology application, Patient monitoring--Analysis, Physiologic monitoring--Analysis
...stately silence while he nibbled at some ham. After lunch his daughter dropped by, accompanied by Taylors beloved Shetland sheepdog, Mandy. Mandy, who is fifteen years old and blind, lolled on a blanket in Taylors living room. Oatfields founder...
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A Commonplace Book
Magazine article by Alan Jacobs; First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life, May 2008
Subjects: British history--Social aspects, Commonplace books--History, Commonplace books--Personal narratives
...comical things as well. And, while I wouldnt post photos of me or my family, I do occasionally share images of my Shetland sheepdog puppy, Malcolm. Hes really cute.) One could think in many different ways about how my commonplace book resembles...
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Byte, Byte, against the Dying of the Light: A New Senior-Care Facilty E-Monitors Every Move
Magazine article by Bill Donahue; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 287, May 2001
Subjects: Computers--Usage, Medicine--Usage
...stately silence while he nibbled at some ham. After lunch his daughter dropped by, accompanied by Taylors beloved Shetland sheepdog, Mandy. Mandy, who is fifteen years old and blind, lolled on a blanket in Taylors living room. Oatfields founder...
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First Annual Working Symposium of the Imagemaker's Art
Magazine article; American Cinematographer, Vol. 57, August 1976
...Will Williams of IDI as first assistant cameraman; various groups of the audience as described above; and even a Shetland sheepdog who dropped in apparently only as an auditor. Other major participants included during the day: Garreff Brown...
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Letters to the Editor
Magazine article; American Theatre, Vol. 17, September 2000
...in your editors note on the contributors in the July/August issue. I believe the dog breed in question is the Shetland sheepdog, which is recognized by the American Kennel Club as a separate breed from the collie. There is some resemblance...


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newspaper articles on: Shetland Sheepdog  - 74 results

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That's Me with My Oars out; Exclusive: We Track Down Shetland Calendar Girls
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), November 5, 2009
...Oars out; Exclusive: We Track Down Shetland Calendar Girls. Byline: Charlie Gall...today. More than 100 men and women in Shetland peeled off for a charity calendar. Yesterday...Fraser, 28, posed as a crofter with a sheepdog and a pipe. But he revealed: "I actually...
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A Weekend When Pets Win Prizes
Newspaper article by Richard O'Grady; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), June 4, 1998
...Bearsden Burgh Hall, 10.30am. The Scottish Shetland Sheepdog Club Open Show, The Cochrane Hall, Alva, Clackmannanshire. SUNDAY: Scottish Shetland Sheepdog Clubs Open Show in the Cochrane Hall, Alva, at...
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Pets of the Week
Newspaper article; Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland), October 4, 2009
...eat another one. NICKY Nicky is a 15-year-old Shetland sheepdog who lives with Mrs Ann Docherty in Nottingham. Where...chase them and herd them up - must be because of his sheepdog instincts. BUD AND TAZ Bud and Taz are cats who live...
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I'm Pig-Sick of Animal Abuse; RECORD PETS
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), June 3, 2010
Subjects: Cruelty to animals
...Terrier Clubs Open Show in the Richard Greenhowe Centre, Gretna, Dumfriesshire, at 10.30am. June 6 - Scottish Shetland Sheepdog Clubs Open Show in Cochrane Hall, Alva, Clackmannanshire; Rutherglen Canine Clubs Open Show in Lanark Agricultural...
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You Have to Be Cruel to Be Kind; RECORD PETS
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), May 6, 2010
Subjects: Pets
...Road, Glengarnock, North Ayrshire, KA14 3BU. Tel/Fax: 01505 685539. Entries close May 10. June 6: Scottish Shetland Sheepdog Clubs Open Show in Alva, Clackmannanshire. Schedules from Mrs A Wyse, 2 Merryfield Gardens, Leslie, Glenrothes...
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encyclopedia articles on: Shetland Sheepdog  - 2 results

 
 
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Shetland Sheepdog
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
SHETLAND SHEEPDOG breed of small, agile working dog perfected in the Shetland Islands in the 19th cent. It stands from 13 to...was developed to tend the diminutive sheep of the Shetland Islands, whose rugged, stormy shores have produced...
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Working Dog
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...malamute , Belgian Malinois , Belgian sheepdog , Belgian Tervuren , Bernese mountain...mastiff , Newfoundland , old English sheepdog , Pembroke Welsh corgi , puli...schnauzer (giant and standard), Shetland sheepdog , Siberian husky , and St. Bernard...


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