Old English Sheepdog | Pedigree Chums™ The Dog Bingo Game

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The Old English Sheepdog began as a practical dog for driving cattle and sheep, not as a fluffy show dog. In our family tree, its ancestors include the Bearded Collie and Welsh herding dogs. The breed is still with us, even though its old droving job has mostly gone. Tap a circle inside to keep digging.

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Likely life span

Learn more about the dogs that went into making the Old English Sheepdog

c. 3000 BCOld Desert coursing dogs

c. 3000 BCAncient eastern sighthounds

c. 1200 BCEarly Badger hunting dogs

c. 500 BCOld hunting dogs of the Celts

AncientCeltic Hound

c. 100Gaulish coursing Hounds

AncientCeltic Coursing Hound

AncientCeltic herdsmen's dogs

c. 400Continental Germanic herding dogs

c. 900Norse settlers dogs

AncientCeltic Heeler

MedievalShepherd's Dogs

MedievalOld working collies

MedievalWelsh herding dogs

c. 1500Shaggy upland herders

1600sBearded Collie

1700sOld Welsh Grey Sheepdog

1700sOld English Sheepdog