[简介] 
一种健壮、紧凑、正方形比例、和谐的品种。非常迷人，被毛丰厚、浓密，但不过分，肌肉发达，身躯强壮。这些品质，结合了他的活泼，使他能符合一个牧羊犬或畜牧犬的苛刻标准。因此，无缺陷是非常重要的。他的吠声非常特别，象“罐装酒变质”的声音。 

[体型] 
非常典型，特征和平衡非常重要，且不能单为了大小而牺牲其他部分。 
大小：肩高（从马肩隆到地面的距离），雄性约22英寸（55.8厘米）或更高。 

英国古代牧羊犬比赛评分标准 ：

头颅-----------------------5 
眼睛-----------------------5 
耳朵-----------------------5 
牙齿-----------------------5 
鼻子-----------------------5 
颌 (下巴) -----------------5 

英国古代牧羊犬 ( Old English Sheepdog)，英国老式牧羊犬事实并不是古老的犬只，牧羊犬约有200年的历史，全身长满长而卷的毛，需要足够的运动来维持健康的身体。 英国古代牧羊狗给人的第一个印象，是一只长毛狗，活像一个大型毛绒玩具，样子傻兮兮的十分可爱。这种狗看似很笨，一脸傻气，其实它一点也不笨，而且是一种工作犬，曾经是牧羊人的得力助手。

1888年标准 SKULL:Capacious and rather squarely formed, giving plenty of room for brain power. The parts over the eyes should be well arched an the whole well covered with hair. JAW: Should be fairly long and square. The “stop” should be define, but not to a great extent. EYES: These ofcoarse vary in different colours of dogs. In the dark blue shades they should be dark brown. In the lighter colours they will be found to follow them, and become paler in shade, while where white predominates a wall or marble eye may be considered very typical. NOSE: Always black in colour, fairly large and capacious. TEETH:Strong and firm, and should be evenly placed in the jaw. Working dogs often have their incisors broken off. This is in no way detrimental. EARS: Medium size and carried close to the head coated with hair of moderate length. LEGS:The forelegs should be straight and possess plenty of bone. They should remove the body a medium height of the ground without approaching legginess. They should be well coated with hair. FEET: Moderately large; round; toes well arched and pads capacious and hard. TAIL: This is the most important point in the Old English Sheepdog. Without a doubt many dogs are bred without the slightest approach to a caudal appendage, while on the other hand, some litters will be found with, half, three quarters and whole length tails. The breeding of those with out tails should be encouraged and persevered with and given preference to in judging, providing dogs are good elsewhere. A tail of any length takes away the appearance and corkiness of the dog. A docked dog can generally be detected by the bluntness at the end of the stump. NECK AND SHOULDERS: The neck should be fairly long, arched and graceful and well coated with hair. The shoulders should be set on sloping, and the dog generally found to stand lower at the shoulders than on his hindquarters. BODY: Rather short and very compact. The ribs should be well sprung, and brisket deep and capacious. The loin should be very stout, and to a certain extent arched, while the hindquarters should be bulky, and the hams densely covered with coat, very often of a softer and more wooly description than is to be found on other parts of the body. COAT: Profuse and of good texture, i.e.,fairly hard and strong. There should be a double or undercoat. COLOUR: Varies, but preference should be given to dark blue, light or pigeon blue or steel grey dogs. These colours are generally intermixed with white, which imparts to the dog a more attractive appearance. White collars, legs chest and face should be encouraged. HEIGHT: Fair stand and measurement of the shoulder from 20 inches and upwards. The bitches of course, smaller than the dogs. Great height is not to be encouraged, for it takes away the corkiness and cobbines of the dog. GENERAL APPEARANCE: He is a strong, compact looking dog, profusely coated all over. He generally gallops with his head down, having a peculiar springing style of movement, and his whole make and shape of body would strike one as being very much after the style of a bear. An animal which people not conversant with the breed, will generally quote as an analogy. Scale of points 1888 Shape of head and colour of eyes.................................20 Teeth.............................................................................. 5 Ears...............................................................................10 Neck and shoulders....................................................... 5 Legs and feet.................................................................10 Back, loins and hindquarters..........................................10 Coat................................................................................20 Colour(any shade of blue,grizzled or mirled, with or without white markings)...........................10 Size(weight from 45lb. To 60lb.)......................................10 1905年标准 SKULL: Capacious and rather squarely formed, giving plenty of room for brain power. The parts over the eyes should be well arched and the whole well covered with hair. JAW: Fairly long, strong, square and truncated. The stop should be well defined to avoid a deerhound face. ( The attention of judges is particularly called to the above properties, as a long narrow head is a deformity.) EYES: Vary according to the color of the dog, dark brown preferred, but in a glaucous or blue dogs, a pearl, wall or china eye is considered typical. (A light eye is most objectionable.) NOSE: Always black, large and capacious. TEETH:Strong and large, evenly placed and level in opposition. EARS: Small, and carried flat to side of head, coated moderately. LEGS: The forelegs should be dead straight, with plenty of bone, removing the body a medium height from the ground, without approaching legginess, and well coated all around. FEET: Small, round; toes well arched, and pads thick and hard. TAIL: Should not be any. When not natural born bobtails, however, puppies should be docked at the first joint from the body and the operation performed when they are three to four days old. NECK AND SHOULDERS: The neck should be fairly long, arched gracefully and well coated with hair. The shoulders sloping and narrow at the points, the dog standing lower at the shoulder than at the loin. BODY: Rather short and very compact, ribs well sprung and brisket deep and capacious. The loin should be very stout and gently arched, while the hindquarters should be round and muscular and with well let down hocks, and the hams densely coated with a long thick jacket in excess of any other part. COAT: Profuse and of good hard texture, not straight but shaggy, and free from curl. The undercoat should be a waterproof pile, when not removed by grooming or season. COLOR:Any shade of gray, grizzle, blue or blue-merled with or without white markings, or in reverse. (Any shade of brown or sable to be considered distinctly objectionable, and not to be encouraged.) HEIGHT: Twenty-two inches and upwards for dogs and slightly less for bitches, Type character and symmetry are of the greatest importance, and are on no account to be sacrificed for size alone. GENERAL APPEARANCE:A strong compact looking dog, of great symmetry, absolutely free from legginess or weaselness, profusely coated all over, very elastic in his gallop, but in walking or trotting he has a characteristic ambling or pacing movement, and his bark should be loud with a peculiar pot casse ring in it. Taking him all around, he is a thickset, muscular, able-bodied dog with a most intelligent expression, free from all Poodle or Deerhound character. Scale of points 1905 Head...............................................................................5 Eyes................................................................................5 Color..............................................................................10 Ears................................................................................5 Body- loins and hindquarters.........................................20 Jaws..............................................................................10 Nose...............................................................................5 Teeth.............................................................................. 5 Legs...............................................................................10 Neck and shoulders....................................................... 10 Coat................................................................................15 OESCA Standard 1927 SKULL: Capacious and rather squarely formed, giving plenty of room for brain power. The parts over the eyes should be well arched and the whole well covered with hair. JAW: Fairly long, strong, square and truncated. The stop should be well defined to avoid a deerhound face. ( The attention of judges is particularly called to the above properties, as a long narrow head is a deformity.) EYES: Vary according to the color of the dog, dark brown preferred, but in a glaucous or blue dogs, a pearl, wall or china eye is considered typical.(A light eye is most objectionable.)* NOSE: Always black, large and capacious. TEETH:Strong and large, evenly placed and level in opposition. EARS: Small, and carried flat to side of head, coated moderately. LEGS: The forelegs should be dead straight, with plenty of bone, removing the body a medium height from the ground, without approaching legginess, and well coated all around. FEET: Small, round; toes well arched, and pads thick and hard. TAIL: Should not be any. When not natural born bobtails, however, puppies should be docked at the first joint from the body and the operation performed when they are three to four days old. NECK AND SHOULDERS: The neck should be fairly long, arched gracefully and well coated with hair. The shoulders sloping and narrow at the points, the dog standing lower at the shoulder than at the loin. BODY: Rather short and very compact, ribs well sprung and brisket deep and capacious.Slabsidedness highly undesirable. The loin should be very stout and gently arched, while the hindquarters should be round and muscular and with well let down hocks, and the hams densely coated with a long thick jacket in excess of any other part. COAT: Profuse, but not so excessive as to give the impression of the dog being over-fat,** and of good hard texture, not straight but shaggy, and free from curl.Quality and texture of coat to be considered above mere profuseness. Softness or flatness of coat to be considered a fault. The undercoat should be a waterproof pile, when not removed by grooming or season. COLOR:Any shade of gray, grizzle, blue or blue-merled with or without white markings, or in reverse. (Any shade of brown or sable to be considered distinctly objectionable, and not to be encouraged.) HEIGHT: Twenty-two inches and upwards for dogs and slightly less for bitches, Type character and symmetry are of the greatest importance, and are on no account to be sacrificed for size alone.A height of twenty-six inches or over for dogs or bitches tp be considered objectionable and not to be encouraged. GENERAL APPEARANCE:A strong compact-looking dog, of great symmetry, practically the same in measurement from shoulder to stern as in height, absolutely free from legginess or weaselness, profusely coated all over, very elastic in his gallop, but in walking or trotting he has a characteristic ambling or pacing movement, and his bark should be loud with a peculiar pot casse ring in it.Taking him all around, he isa profusely but not excessively coated ,thickset, muscular, able-bodied dog with a most intelligent expression, free from all Poodle or Deerhound character. Soundness should be sidered of greatest importance. * Judges'' attention-this refers to the yellow or amber colored eye ** Judges'' attention-it must be remebered that our breed is a working dog. Too often a dog with a coat trailing on ground has been put over the dog of superior soundness with less but neverthless the desired working coat. Scale of Points 1927 Skull................................................................................5 Eyes................................................................................5 Ears................................................................................5 Teeth.............................................................................. 5 Nose...............................................................................5 Jaw.................................................................................5 Foreface.........................................................................5 Neck and shoulders....................................................... 5 Body and loins...............................................................10 Hindquarters..................................................................10 Legs...............................................................................10 Coat(Texture, Quality and Condition).............................15 General Appearance and Movement.............................15 大家可以仔细看一下..1927的标准里关于古牧的身高有这样一句A height of twenty-six inches or over for dogs or bitches tp be considered objectionable and not to be encouraged. 也就是说,身高超过65CM的古牧是失格的..为什么呢?下面有一篇文章解释了这个问题 The early Bobtails in the late 1800s worked in the southwestern counties of England and Wales. Most of these dogs were between 17 and 23 inches and 45 to 60 pounds. Through the careful breeding of early fanciers such as Freeman Lloyd and the Tilley brothers from the 1880s on, the breed became firmly established. Their influence continued all through the 1950s. The Tilley''s Shepton Kennels existed for over 100 years, carried on by Henry''s daughter Florence Tilley. Freeman Lloyd was instrumental in bringing some of the best breeding stock into the US. He founded the Old English Sheepdog Club of America in 1904 and it was recognized by the American Kennel Club in 1905. In the 1920s, new fanciers came into the breed, who were unfamiliar with the Bobtail as a worker. Although the breed was never used in the US as a farmworker, the founding club members all had complete knowledge of the Bobtail as a worker and his working environment. Due to this circumstance, it was decided at 1926 Meeting that they would take a closer look at the 1905 Standard. This was not approached lightly. There was concern that the breed was getting too big and loosing it''s type. In Cassell''s Book of the New Dog (1924) , in the Old English Sheepdog chapter, this was discussed: “Height is a crucial question which has led to much controversy. Some years ago the attempt to gain additional bone and substance led to the breeding of many large sized animals, who gained these desirable adjuncts at the expense of general symmetry. Breeders, in securing size, frequently lost compactness, and the prize lists for a season included animals too long in the back, too slack in the loin, and too high off the ground.” A special meeting was held at Westminister 1927,and a Committee was formed to review the Standard. It was Chaired by Mrs. Wilbur Kirby Hitchcock. The committee members were P.Hamilton Goodsell, Morris Kinney and Walter Graham, all breeders and judges. Freeman Lloyd, who had authored the 1905 Standard was asked for his views as well as breeder here in the US and England. Freeman Lloyd wrote in a letter on March 23, 1927 about the breed''s background in the late 1800s in England. He wrote “ I have observed that Bobtails have been getting very big, not to say oversized during the last 15 years, or perhaps more. I declare that many Bobtails are oversized, and there is no reason for a big Bobtail.” The committee thought that the Bobtail should be taller than 22 inches for dogs and 20 inches for bitches, and no taller than 25 inches. They first suggested that a dog more than 25 inches was objectionable. That was then changed to that any dog over 26 inches was a disqualification. The final sentence added in the 1927 Standard was “A height of twenty-six inches or over for dogs or bitches to be considered objectionable and not to be encouraged.” The Committee''s recommendations passed unanimously at the 1927 Meeting. This decision had an immediate impact on one kennel''s top winning dog. Mrs. Laura Dohring bred two litterbrothers, Ch.Cliffwold Sweet William and Ch. Cliffwold Minstrel Boy. In December 1926, Mrs. Hitchcock wrote “I believe that Minstrel Boy on account of his smaller size, is more the the desired type Sheepdog, than his better known brother Sweet William.” At the time of this decision, Sweet William was a multiple BIS winner. He was 26 inches at the shoulder and his litter brother Minstrel Boy was 24 inches. Breeders of the day considered both brothers to be very good dogs, but considered Minstrel Boy to be the better of the two, considering Sweet William to be of incorrect type becauseof his size. If not for Sweet Williams''s good qualities, the Standard committee would have recommended a height limitof 25 inches or to disqualify any dog over 26 inches. Even though Sweet William would not have been disqualifyable by the addition of a height limit, Mrs Dohring decided to stop showing Sweet William, bringing him out only at Specialties. She then showed Minstrel Boy, who also went on to become a BIS winner as well. She also never used 1953 OESCA Standard SKULL: Capacious and rather squarely formed, giving plenty of room for brain power. The parts over the eyes should be well arched and the whole well covered with hair. JAW: Fairly long, strong, square and truncated. The stop should be well defined to avoid a deerhound face. ( The attention of judges is particularly called to the above properties, as a long narrow head is a deformity.) EYES: Vary according to the color of the dog, dark brown preferred, but in a glaucous or blue dogs, a pearl, wall or china eye is considered typical.(A light eye is most objectionable.) NOSE: Always black, large and capacious. TEETH:Strong and large, evenly placed and level in opposition. EARS: Small, and carried flat to side of head, coated moderately. LEGS: The forelegs should be dead straight, with plenty of bone, removing the body a medium height from the ground, without approaching legginess, and well coated all around. FEET: Small, round; toes well arched, and pads thick and hard. TAIL: It is preferable that there be none. Should never, however, exceed 1 ?? or 2 inches in grown dogs. Whe not natural -born bobtails however, puppies should be docked at the first joint from the body and the operation performed when they are three to four days old. NECK AND SHOULDERS: The neck should be fairly long, arched gracefully and well coated with hair. The shoulders sloping and narrow at the points, the dog standing lower at the shoulder than at the loin. BODY: Rather short and very compact, ribs well sprung and brisket deep and capacious.Slabsidedness highly undesirable. The loin should be very stout and gently arched, while the hindquarters should be round and muscular and with well-let-down hocks, and the hams densely coated with a long thick jacket in excess of any other part. COAT: Profuse, but not so excessive as to give the impression of the dog being over-fat, and of good hard texture, not straight but shaggy, and free from curl.Quality and texture of coat to be considered above mere profuseness. Softness or flatness of coat to be considered a fault. The undercoat should be a waterproof pile, when not removed by grooming or season. COLOR:Any shade of gray, grizzle, blue or blue-merled with or without white markings, or in reverse. (Any shade of brown or sable to be considered distinctly objectionable, and not to be encouraged.) HEIGHT: Twenty-two inches and upwards for dogs and slightly less for bitches, Type character and symmetry are of the greatest importance, and are on no account to be sacrificed for size alone. GENERAL APPEARANCE:A strong compact-looking dog, of great symmetry, practically the same in measurement from shoulder to stern as in height, absolutely free from legginess or weaselness, profusely coated all over, very elastic in his gallop, but in walking or trotting he has a characteristic ambling or pacing movement, and his bark should be loud with a peculiar pot casse ring in it.Taking him all around, he is profusely, but not excessively coated, thick-set, muscualar able-bodied dog with a most intelligent expression, free from all Poodle or Deerhound character. Soundness should be considered of greatest importance. Scale of Points 1953 Skull................................................................................5 Eyes................................................................................5 Ears................................................................................5 Teeth.............................................................................. 5 Nose...............................................................................5 Jaw.................................................................................5 Foreface.........................................................................5 Neck and shoulders....................................................... 5 Body and loins...............................................................10 Hindquarters..................................................................10 Legs...............................................................................10 Coat(Texture, Quality and Condition).............................15 General Appearance and Movement.............................15 1990 OESCA Standard General Appearance: A strong, compact, square, balanced dog. Taking him all around, he is profusely, but not excessively coated, thickset, muscular and able bodied. These qualities, combined with his agility, fit him for the demanding tasks, therefore soundness is of the greatest importance. His bark is loud with a distinctive “potcasse” ring in it. Size, Proportion, Substance: Type, character and balance are of greater importance and are on no account to be sacrificed to size alone. Size-Height, measured from top of withers to the ground, Dogs: 22 inches(55.9 cm) and upward. Bitches: 21 inches (53.3 cm) and upward. Proportion-Length measured from point of shoulder to point of ischium (tuberosity), practically the same as the height. Absolutely free from legginess or weaselness. Substance-Well muscled with plenty of bone Head: A most intelligent expressionpreferred. Eyes-Brown, blue or one of each. If brown, very dark is preferred. If blue, a pearl, china or wall-eye is considered typical. An amber or yellow eye is most objectionable. Ears- Medium sized and carried flat to the side of the head. Skull- Capacious and rather squarely formed giving plenty of room for brain power. The parts over the eyes (supra- orbital ridges) are well arched. The whole well covered with hair. Stop- Well defined Jaw- Fairly long, strong, square and truncated.Attention is particularly called to the above properties as a long, narrow head or snipey muzzle is a deformity. Nose- Always black, large and capacious. Teeth- Strong large and evenly placed. The bite is level or tight scissors. Neck, Topline, Body Neck- Fairly long and arched gracefully. Topline- Stands lower at the withers than at the loin with no indication of softness or weakness. Attention is particularly called to this topline as it is a distinguishing characteristic of the breed. Body- Rather short and very compact, broader at the rump than at the shoulders, ribs well sprung and brisket deep and capacious. Neither slab sided nor barrel chested. The loin is very stout and gently arched. Tail- Docked close to the body, when not naturally bob tailed. Forequarters Shoulders well laid back and narrow at the points. The forelegs dead straight with plenty of bone. The measurements from the withers to the elbow and from the elbow to the ground are practically the same. Hindquarters Round and muscular with well let down hocks. When standing, the metatarses are perpendicular to the ground when viewed from any angle. Feet Small and round, toes well arched, pads thick and hard, feet pointing straight ahead. Coat Profuse, but not so excessive as to give the impression of the dog being overly fat, and of a good hard texture; not straight but shaggy and free from curl. Quality and texture of coat to be considered above mere profuseness. Softness or flatness of coat to be considered a fault. The undercoat is a waterproof pile when not removed by grooming or season. Ears coated moderately. The whole skull well covered with hair. The forelegs well coated all around. The hams densely coated with a thick long jacket in excess of any other part. Neither the natural outline nor the natural texture of the coat may be changed by any artificial means except that the feet and rear may be trimmed for cleanliness. Color Any shade of gray, grizzle, blue or blue merle with or without white markings or in reverse. Any shade of brown or fawn to be considered distinctly objectionable and not to be encouraged. Gait When trotting, movement is free and powerful, seemingly effortless, with good reach and drive, and covering maximum ground with minimum steps. Very elastic at a gallop. May amble or pace at slower speeds. Temperament An adaptable, intelligent dog of even disposition, with no sign of aggression, shyness or nervousness.

OES在国内的人气越来越旺，但是很多爱好者甚至繁殖者对于其标准却无所适从，我来就我所知简单介绍一下吧： 
其标准美洲、澳洲、英国和欧洲地区不尽相同，本标准为欧洲地区使用。 

总体外观：强壮、侧面呈近似正方形，拥有覆盖面积大、丰厚而有质感的被毛、自如的长腿；强健的体格结构能作出极具表现力的肢体动作；其自然轮廓不应被人为修剪所破坏。 

基本特点：具有耐力，有一个展示性很强的轻微上升的背线使得身体呈梨状，闲步时步伐为典型的轮状步。 

基本特点：具有耐力，有一个展示性很强的轻微上升的背线使得身体呈梨状，闲步时步伐为典型的轮状步。 

气质：即使是在处罚时也表现顺从的狗；憨厚、可靠、值得信任，不表现出无谓的神经质或者攻击性。 

头颅：与身体的比例协调；颅部容积大、呈方形，在眼部上方成良好的眉弓，界限清楚；鼻口部强健，四方而且粗短，接近头部总长的一半；鼻镜大而黑，鼻孔粗。 

眼：分置合理；暗色或黑色眼睛为佳，一只为黑色一只为蓝色也被接受；淡色的睛不受欢迎；眼缘部有色素沉着者为佳?