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The Old English Sheepdog

The Old English Sheepdog. A Judging Seminar Approved by the Old English Sheepdog Club of America. Early 20 th Century Dog. Illustration from The Old English Sheep Dog Henry Arthur Tilley Revised Edition 1937 Ch Elkington Squire Can we compare this dog to the present Standard?.

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The Old English Sheepdog

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  1. The Old English Sheepdog A Judging Seminar Approved by the Old English Sheepdog Club of America

  2. Early 20th Century Dog • Illustration from The Old English Sheep Dog • Henry Arthur Tilley • Revised Edition 1937 • Ch Elkington Squire • Can we compare this dog to the present Standard?

  3. General Appearance • A strong, compact, square balanced dog. • Taking him all around, he is profusely, but not excessively coated, thickset, muscular and able-bodied. • These qualities, combined with his agility, fit him for the demanding tasks required of a shepherd’s or drover’s dog. • Therefore, soundness is of the greatest importance! • His bark is loud with a distinctive “pot-casse” ring in it.

  4. Characteristics • Sound and well balanced • Muscular hindquarters with well let down hocks • Higher at the loin than at the withers • Fairly long neck with well laid back shoulders • Almost square proportions • Fairly long, strong, square, truncated muzzle • Large square back-skull • Dark brown eyes or wall-eyes • Scissors or level Bite • Large black nose

  5. Skeletal drawing by Alexandra Haeseker

  6. Size, Proportion, Substance • Type, character and balance are of greater importance and are on no account to be sacrificed to size alone.

  7. Size Dog Bitch • Height (measure from top of withers to ground) • Dogs: 22 inches (55.8 cm) and upward • Bitches: 21 inches (53.3 cm) and upward

  8. Proportion • Length, measured from point of shoulder to point of ischium (tuberosity), practically the same as the height. Absolutely free from legginess or weaselness. • The point of shoulder is commonly understood to be the articulation of the upper arm and the shoulder blade.

  9. Substance • Well muscled with plenty of bone.

  10. Head • A most intelligent expression

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