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Icelandic sheepdog

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{{Infobox Dogbreed | akcfss = part of the akc fss | akcgroup = Herding (FSS) | akcstd = http://www.akc.org/breeds/icelandic_sheepdog/index.cfm | altname = Icelandic Spitz
Iceland Dog
Ã?slenskur fjÃ¡rhundur
Islandsk Farehond
Friaar Dog
Canis islandicus | ckcgroup = Miscellaneous Class | note = The CKC "miscellaneous class" is for breeds working towards full recognition by the CKC. | ckcstd = ? | country = Iceland | fcigroup = 5 | fcinum = 289 | fcisection = 3 | fcistd = http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:oo2Fxap5oS4J:www.fci.be/uploaded_files/289gb2000_en.doc+site:www.fci.be+%22289+/++29.+11.+2000%22&hl=en&ie=UTF-8 | image = Ulfur.jpg | image_caption = The Icelandic Sheepdog. | name = Icelandic Sheepdog | ukcgroup = Northern Breeds | ukcstd = ? }} The '''Icelandic Sheepdog''' is a dog breed breed of spitz dog originating from the dogs brought to Iceland by the Vikings. Later, dogs were taken from Iceland to the British Isles and became the basis for Border Collies and Welsh Corgi Corgis. In the Shetland Islands, it was crossed with the Norwegian Buhund and became the Shetland Sheepdog.

Appearance
The Icelandic Sheepdog's distinct features are pointy ears and a curly tail. It is of medium height, and is commonly golden, reddish, black, or grey combined with white. The coat may be long or short.

History
Bubonic plague Plague and canine distemper destroyed over 75% of the breed in the late 19th century, leading to a ban on the importation of dogs. The purebred Icelandic sheepdog was again bordering extinction in the late 20th century and in 1969 the Icelandic Dog Breeder Association (HRFÃ?) was established, which had among other aims to preserve the breed.

Miscellaneous
The breed is sometimes denoted in Latin as ''canis islandicus'' even though it is a breed and not a species. Image:Icelandicsheepdogpaws.jpg thumb|left|The icelandic sheepdog often have double spurs on the hind paws.

External links

- ODP - Icelandic Sheepdog
{{dog-stub}} Category:Dog breeds Category:Animals of Iceland de:Islandhund eo:Islanda Å?afhundo is:Ã?slenskur fjÃ¡rhundur hu:Izlandi juhÃ¡szkutya nl:IJslandse hond pl:Islandzki szpic pasterski ru:Ð˜Ñ?Ð»Ð°Ð½Ð´Ñ?ÐºÐ°Ñ? Ñ?Ð¾Ð±Ð°ÐºÐ° fi:Islanninlammaskoira sv:IslÃ¤ndsk fÃ¥rhund see Icelandic Sheepdog

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