{"data":{"slug":"welsh-hillman","name":"Welsh Hillman","url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/dog-atlas/welsh-hillman","api_url":"https://techtools.cz/dog-atlas-api/v1/breeds/welsh-hillman","also_known_as":[],"kind":"landrace","extinct":true,"group":{"key":"herding","label":"Herding","fci_group":1,"fci_group_name":"Sheepdogs and Cattle Dogs"},"size":"Medium","origin":"Wales","countries":[],"height_cm":{"min":null,"max":64.0},"weight_kg":null,"life_expectancy_years":null,"temperament":["Fast","Fearless","Hardworking"],"exercise_level":"High","wikipedia_views_60d":1274,"summary":"An ancient Welsh herding and droving dog, thought extinct around 1990. A lightly built, sandy dog with a black saddle, it may have descended from the old gellgi.","photo":null,"updated_at":"2026-10-15T14:34:20Z","ratings":{"energy":4,"exercise":4,"grooming":2,"shedding":3,"trainability":4,"barking":3,"kids":3,"other_dogs":3},"coat":"Medium-length, with a black saddle","colors":["Fawn","Sandy","Red-gold with black saddle","Blue merle"],"fun_fact":"The last known Welsh Hillman, Jess, was spayed before her owner realised how rare she was.","sections":{"overview":"The Welsh Hillman was a herding landrace of Wales used for herding and droving. It may have been the oldest Welsh sheepdog.\n\nIt became uncommon in modern times and is thought to have died out around 1990.","history":"It was thought to descend from ancient Welsh herding dogs, possibly the old gellgi or Welsh wolfhounds of about a thousand years ago. Some sources suggest crossing with North African dogs, without clear evidence.\n\nBy 1948 it was described as almost extinct. The last known dog, Jess, was bought in 1974 from a hill farm near Hay-on-Wye.","appearance":"A large but rangy dog up to about 64 cm tall, resembling a lighter German Shepherd, with pricked ears.\n\nThe coat was usually light fawn, sandy or red-gold with a black saddle, white chest, white legs and tail tip, and a blaze on the face. Blue merle was occasionally seen.","personality":"Described as fast and fearless, it was a working dog with the stamina and drive for droving over hill country.","care":"The breed no longer exists, so there are no care needs today."},"recognition":{"fci_number":null,"fci_standard_url":null,"akc_url":null},"sources":{"wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_Hillman","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11288588","wikipedia_revision":1346718206},"profile":{"written_by":"AI model (Claude Sonnet) from the sources above","written_at":"2026-10-15T13:59:38Z"}}}