English Shepherd

Placed on this panel from 3 sequenced dogs, among 258 breeds.

Measured nearest to Collie, and nothing among the other 257 breeds is nearer. The smallest branch holding them both covers 1.1% of this tree.

The 12 breeds nearest to English Shepherd.

The line starts at the tightest pairing this panel holds and ends at the widest separation measured on it, so how far along these marks sit is the answer to how close English Shepherd really is to anything.

Collie 2

Shetland Sheepdog 3

Australian Shepherd 4

Australian Kelpie 5

Cardigan Welsh Corgi 6

Old English Sheepdog 7

Catahoula Leopard Dog 8

Australian Cattle Dog 9

Redbone Coonhound 10

Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever 11

Xoloitzcuintli 12

Peruvian Hairless

Closeness is measured from the genomes, and nothing else. It has no units and no dates. Two breeds sitting close together means their lines separate late in this data. It does not mean either one came from the other.

3 sequenced dogs is a thin sample. This breed’s exact neighbours could move if more were added; the neighbourhood is steadier than the order within it.