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Welsh Hillman.

Welsh Hillman circa 1942

Photo W.Lloyd Thomas

  This large, red and white dog was the Welsh equivalent of the German Shepherd Dog or the Beauceron.  Although nowadays it is presumed extinct one still hears of Lurchers being one-quarter or one-eighth Hillman, and the Welsh Sheepdog of today is still variable enough that occasional individuals display certain Hillman characteristics.  There may not be much call for a 25" tall working sheepdog but this lost breed would be relatively easy to recover: then again, how many German Shepherd Dogs actually work with sheep in the UK?
  One of the reasons for the Hillman becoming so scarce was the habit of dog re-homing centres who insist that dogs, from breeds about which they know nothing, should be neutered.

Working Dogs Of The World by Clifford L. B. Hubbard
SIDGWICK AND JACKSON LIMITED, LONDON. 1947

Old Working Dogs, Colonel David Hancock MBE
Shire Publications Ltd.

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