icelandic sheepdog

celandic Sheepdog
lternative names
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celandic Spitz
celand Dog
lenskur fjrhundur
slandsk Farehond
riaar Dog
anis islandicus	}
ountry of origin
a href="/encyclopedia/Iceland" title="Iceland">Iceland
lassification and breed standards
{\| align=center	FCI:	Group 5 Section 3 #289	Stds
a href="/encyclopedia/American-Kennel-Club" title="American Kennel Club">AKC:	Herding (FSS)	Stds
a href="/encyclopedia/Canadian-Kennel-Club" title="Canadian Kennel Club">CKC:	Miscellaneous Class
a href="/encyclopedia/United-Kennel-Club" title="United Kennel Club">UKC:	Northern Breeds

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he AKC foundation stock service (FSS) is a registration service for breeds not yet recognised by the AKC. The CKC "miscellaneous class" is for breeds working towards full recognition by the CKC.

The Icelandic Sheepdog is a breed of 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 Corgis. In the Shetland Islands, it was crossed with the Norwegian Buhund and became the Shetland Sheepdog.

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