Welsh Hillman

The Welsh Hillman was an old Welsh sheepdog type remembered from hill farms rather than a modern kennel-club breed. Accounts describe a rangy, quick herding dog with prick or semi-prick ears, a sharp outline, and coats that were often sable, tan, or saddle-marked depending on the family line. It was used for gathering and moving sheep in rough country, but no verified breeding population is known today, so the name is mostly historical.

Practical interest now lies in documentation and native working-dog conservation. Dogs advertised as Welsh Hillmans should be viewed cautiously unless the breeder can explain the line, because many may simply be Welsh Sheepdog, collie, or farm-dog crosses. For someone seeking similar ability, a well-bred working Welsh Sheepdog is a more realistic choice. Researchers and breed historians rely on photographs, shepherds' accounts, and comparisons with surviving Welsh herding strains.

Colors: Albino, Apricot, Bicolor, Black, Black and Tan, Black and White, Black Mask, Blue, Blue and Tan, Blue Merle, Blue Roan, Blue Tick, Brindle, Brown, Brown and Tan, Brown and White, Chocolate, Cream, Dapple, Domino, Fawn, Fawn and White, Gold, Gray, Grey, Harlequin, Irish Marked, Leucistic, Liver, Liver Mask, Mantle, Mask, Melanistic, Merle, Mottled, Parti-Color, Piebald, Red, Red and White, Red Merle, Red Roan, Red Tick, Reverse Brindle, Roan, Sable, Saddle, Silver, Speckled, Spotted, Tan, Ticked, Tricolor, Tuxedo, White, Yellow