Icelandic Sheepdog
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The Icelandic Sheepdog is a fluffy, spitz-type dog bred to herd sheep in Iceland. Vikings brought its ancestors to the island over a thousand years ago. It's closely related to other Nordic farm dogs like the Norwegian Buhund.
- Descended from dogs brought by Viking settlers in the 9th century.
- Shares ancestry with Swedish Vallhunds and Norwegian Buhunds.
- Bred as a herding dog for Icelandic sheep farms.
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- Classification
- Dog breed
- Habitat
- Farm, Mountain
- Regions in this directory
- Europe
- Diet
- omnivore
- Relative size
- medium
