Cumberland Sheepdog: The Obscure Extinct Dog Breed
Cumberland sheepdogs are known to be originated in Northern England. We don’t have any original Cumberland sheepdog left now but what we have today is a border collie which is known to be a descendant of the Cumberland sheepdog.
The facts about the Cumberland Sheepdog are rather mired in obscurity due to the uncertainty surrounding everything related to the dog.
When it comes to the looks of the Cumberland Sheepdogs, they used to look a little different from other dogs. Mostly, these dogs had white fur with either black or dark brown spots all over its body. With long and fluffy tails, they had flat heads with medium-sized ears. Overall, they were medium-sized dogs.
Cumberland sheepdogs are known to have been extremely intelligent and sensitive to their surroundings. As the writings about them suggest, they were easy to train. They could learn complicated things easily because of their ability to learn fast.
No matter what breed of dog we are talking about, exercise is always essential. Especially in the case of Cumberland Sheeplands, as we can deduce from the Border Collies, they needed more exercise, not only the physical but the mental stimulus as well.