Old English Sheepdog

The Old English is the most substantial of sheepdogs, and underneath the glamour of a crisp blue and white coat, there should be a dog still fit for working with the flocks.
Source: The Kennel Club (UK)

Illustrated Standard

• Old English Sheepdog Club of America, Inc. (pdf)

• Bobtail
• OES
• Berger anglais ancestral
• Antiguo Perro pastor inglé
• Altenglischer Schäferhund

Country of origin: Great Britain

The Old English Sheepdog Club of America has posted several excellent articles on the breed.

Current page - See: https://oldenglishsheepdogclubofamerica.org/history/articles/

Please check out these older article resources as well:

• The Old English Sheepdog (Internet Archives)
• A Farmer's Best Friend: The Old English Sheepdog (Internet Archives)
• March 2015, Setting Priorities & Evaluating The Old English Sheepdog As You Judge (Internet Archives)
• March 2015, The Old English Sheepdog As A Working Dog (Internet Archives)
• May 2012, Judging the OES (Internet Archives)
• May 2012, The OES – Then and Now (Internet Archives)
• May 2012, The OES - More Than Just Another Pretty Face (Internet Archives)
• Just Like Clockwork (Internet Archives)
• Annie Raker (Internet Archives)
• Caj Haakansson (Internet Archives)
• Diane Buckland (Internet Archives)

There are numerous breed standards. The basis of breed/conformation shows is the judging of pedigree dogs against the 'Breed Standard', which is a picture in words that describes the range of features that are deemed appropriate for the breed. Three of the major international standards are:

The American Kennel Club

The Kennel Club, UK

FCI (Federation Cynologique Internationale)

1.  Finland: FKC Database: Old English Sheepdog

Health/Breeding Strategy Documents and Links:

The Kennel Club, UK: Breed Watch  (Category 2)

Sweden: Breed-specific Breeding Strategies: (in Swedish) and/ or English summary

Finland: JTO (pdf)

Health Surveys

UK-KC (2004) old english sheepdog.pdf

Manrose (Breed History presentation)

A breeder website (Switzerland) containing Breed History pages with lots of historical photos, paintings and information on the breed's development and use.

We are listing sites for breed clubs with health or other information that might be helpful. Follow links below.

Finland: VANHAENGLANNINLAMMASKOIRAT RY
France: Bobtail Club de France
Germany: Deutscher Old English Sheepdog Club
Sweden: Svenska Gårds- och Vallhundsklubben (SGVK)
US: Old English Sheepdog Club of America, Inc.
UK: The Old English Sheepdog Club of Great Britain