by Pat Ferrell, ASSA Historian In the world of purebred dogs, the Shetland Sheepdog, or Sheltie, is a relative newcomer.  Originating in the Shetland Islands, the breed was [...]

As stated in the standard: Black, blue merle, and sable (ranging from golden through mahogany); marked with varying amounts of white/and or tan. Faults: Rustiness in a black [...]

  General Appearance Preamble -- The Shetland Sheepdog, like the Collie, traces to the Border Collie of Scotland, which, transported to the Shetland Islands and crossed with small, intelligent, [...]

A copy of the original article from the Boston Globe is now in the ASSA Archives. Of interest, the "whole" page on which this appeared and there is [...]

by Charlotte McGowan The history of the Sheltie is relatively recent and its earliest history is rather undistinguished. The Shetland Islands are remote and sparsely inhabited, although there [...]