Sentences with phrase «shetland sheep»

It's believed to have been obtained by crossing Border Collies with several smaller breeds, such as the King Charles Spaniel and the Pomeranian, for the purpose of herding the small Shetland sheep.
The yarn is some of my first handspun (and some handdyed) from our Shetland sheep, and not entirely consistent in gauge.
Our veterinarian connected us with some shetland sheep farmers, all «neighbors» that we had never met.

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The bucolic Shetland Islands are home to barely more than 20,000 people and 400,000 sheep.
That's right, sheep outnumber people in Shetland 20 to 1.
Take the Shetland Sheepdogs as an example; they defend their owner's property, and they can herd flocks of sheep.
Shetland Sheepdogs have a reputation for being gentle yet persistent with the sheep.
Just like the Shetland Pony and several varieties of sheep, the dog was bred to be a miniature size which survived the rugged island terrain better than large sizes, thus making them ideally suited for that terrain.
The Bowmont sheep are a cross between Saxon Merino (75 %) and Shetland (25 %) and are very close to the Australian Merinos.
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