Population of Old English Sheepdogs in the world
Anyone know? Have a guess? An idea?  |
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ha, funny you should ask from the land of numbers and odds.  since numbers are my game, based on averages and taking every country in the world into consideration and climates of said countries and heavier concentrations in north america, europe and australia, i'm going with; 3800 to 4100 oes alive on any given day.  let the games begin. i could fine tune this if i had more time to play with averages for u.s., canada and u.k., but don't think it would cause severe difference in numbers.  |
| I'd guess based on how many are born per year in Canada (average of maybe 140 per year over ten years) and an average lifespan of 12 years, some lost due to accident or illness, probably about 1600 in Canada. Probably about 1000 in Australia. I don't have any stats for the U.S or Europe. |
| How many born and how many litters registered are definitely two different numbers, though... |
We could always start counting. Here goes. I have 1.  |
ButtersStotch wrote: How many born and how many litters registered are definitely two different numbers, though... Yes but since unregistered dogs don't count as purebred, we can make a reasonable guess.... |
| I have two! I sort of like there are not millions of OES. First, I like having a breed that is not so common and second, the more are out there, the more I worry how they're being cared for. They are not an easy breed to own with all the grooming and big, clumsiness... |
Guest56 you are a wealth of information!  I was just hoping for a general idea and that satifies that.So if you put Guest56 and Willowsprite's info together does that make Canada the Sheepie Capital? And here I was thinking St Louis and the surrounding states were gunning for that title? If we're counting forum sheepies, I have one sheepie mix so for this purpose may not count statistically. But he counts in my book 100%.  |
They're not a common breed in England either, athough sadly, at one time they were the most abandoned breed of dog  Just recently, when our old boy died, the vet said in our area, she'd only seen one other. |
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