Icelandic Sheepdog
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icelandic-sheepdog-229-2926223
title:
Icelandic Sheepdog
text:
The Icelandic Sheepdog, is an Icelandic breed of dog of Nordic Spitz type. It derives from dogs brought to Iceland by Viking settlers in the ninth century; it is both similar and closely related to the Buhund of Norway and the Vallhund and Norrbotten of Sweden, which derive from the same ancestral stock. It is the only dog breed indigenous to Iceland. Its traditional uses include herding of both sheep and horses.
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encyclopedia
description:
Icelandic breed of dog
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_Sheepdog
date created:
2002-11-06T14:31:24Z
date modified:
2024-09-15T13:58:11Z
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/Icelandic_Sheepdog_Alisa_von_Lehenberg.jpg","width":700,"height":700}
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