The Shetland Sheepdog Standard at a glance contains a letter to Shetland Sheepdog Judges, over all illustrations, body and balance, the head, body types & measurement. See more [...]

This presentation is dedicated to the memory of former Judges Education committee chair, Linda C. More. Linda was a driving force in the preservation and promotion of the [...]

By Linda C. More This article is reprinted from the DJAA Bulletin, June 1996, revised October, 2007, and reproduced here by permission of the author and DJAA. Many [...]

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 [...]

  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, [...]

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 [...]

"The Head" by J. Nate Levine This article was written expressly for the 1968-1970 ASSA Handbook. While intended for breeders, it contains information useful to judges of the [...]

SHELTIE TALK, Author: Betty Jo McKinney and Barbara Rieseberg, Publisher: Alpine Publications, P.O. Box 7027, Loveland, CO 80537. THE BOOK OF THE SHETLAND SHEEPDOG, Author: Anna Katherine Nicholas, [...]