Ch Sheltieland Thistle
Contributions to later ROM SheltiesCh Sheltieland Thistle was imported in utero with her dam, Helensdale Lassie. Her two most influential pups, Miss Blackie and Noble Blackbird, were both tricolors, though she may have a blue line through Noble Navy Blue. She shows up most heavily in AOAC pedigrees.
The table below shows Thistle's contribution to later ROM Shelties both as the percent of each pedigree contributed by Thistle and as the number of times Thistle appears in the pedigree.
| Dog | Birthdate | Percent | Number |
| Ch Mowgli ROM | 4/2/31 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Anahassitt April Lady ROM | 4/27/31 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Anahassitt Atalanta ROM | 4/27/31 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Keep Goin' ROM | 7/16/33 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Lady Diana of Rowcliffe ROM | 8/7/33 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Ch Merrymaker of Pocono CD ROM | 10/10/35 | 0.00% | 0 |
| China Clipper O'Page's Hill ROM | 6/13/36 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Ch Merry Meddler of Pocono CDX ROM | 1/2/37 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Ch Bil-Bo-Dot Blue Flag of Pocono ROM | 7/21/38 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Ch Larkspur of Pocono CDX ROM | 6/22/39 | 6.25% | 1 |
| Tiny Penny of Walnut Hall CD ROM | 7/15/39 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Ch Mountaineer o' Page's Hill ROM | 5/18/41 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Ch Prince George O'Page's Hill ROM | 6/9/42 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Ch Timberidge Temptation ROM | 6/9/42 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Ch Sheltieland Shasta Geronimo ROM | 2/22/44 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Ch Musket O'Page's Hill ROM | 2/7/45 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Annie Laurie of Cross Acres CD ROM | 1/1/46 | 1.56% | 1 |
| Ch Songstress O'Page's Hill ROM | 5/21/46 | 0.00% | 0 |
| A/C Ch Olympic Fairy Flower CD ROM | 9/13/46 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Ch Frigate's Emblem of Astolat ROM | 7/6/47 | 1.56% | 2 |
| Ch Kinswood Citation ROM | 4/14/49 | 6.25% | 1 |
| Ch Shelt-E-Ain Reflection O' Knight ROM | 6/4/50 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Ch Geronimo Crown Prince ROM | 8/25/50 | 0.00% | 0 |
| A/C Ch Nashcrest Golden Note ROM | 1/21/51 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Ch Va-Gore's Bright Promise ROM | 5/4/51 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Timberidge Crown Jewel ROM | 8/8/52 | 3.52% | 3 |
| Ch Astolat Future Emblem ROM | 10/26/52 | 1.17% | 4 |
| Ch Brandell's Break-A-Way II ROM | 12/6/52 | 0.20% | 1 |
| Ch Thistlerose Classic Moderne ROM | 6/16/53 | 4.10% | 3 |
| Ch Chisterling Falkirks Flame ROM | 4/22/54 | 1.56% | 1 |
| Ch Larkspur's Replica of Pocono ROM | 3/21/55 | 2.34% | 2 |
| Ch Kawartha's Sabrina Fair ROM | 5/9/55 | 2.32% | 13 |
| Ch Sea Isle Serenade ROM | 3/22/56 | 0.24% | 2 |
| Ch Kawartha's Match Maker ROM | 12/7/56 | 1.36% | 14 |
| Ch Blue Heritage of Pocono ROM | 5/6/57 | 1.17% | 2 |
| Ch Stylish Miss of Hatfield ROM | 6/10/57 | 0.24% | 3 |
| A/C Ch Pixie Dell Bright Vision ROM | 6/17/57 | 0.10% | 1 |
| Ch Gra-John's Little Tim Tam ROM | 5/27/58 | 1.46% | 7 |
| Ch Kawartha's Fair Game ROM | 6/1/58 | 1.36% | 14 |
| Ch Elf Dale Viking ROM | 6/29/58 | 3.91% | 3 |
| Faharaby Blue Babe of Pocono ROM | 3/16/59 | 0.59% | 2 |
| Ch Richmore Repeat Performance ROM | 2/3/60 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Ch Kerianne Sweetquean ROM | 3/26/60 | 0.51% | 9 |
| Ch Chisterling Florian ROM | 5/8/60 | 0.59% | 4 |
| Ch Lingard Sealect Bruce ROM | 10/26/60 | 0.08% | 4 |
| Lodgewood Sonata ROM | 4/6/61 | 0.76% | 13 |
| Malpsh Her Royal Madjesty ROM | 12/24/61 | 0.23% | 6 |
| Ch Dan-Dee's Portrait in Gold ROM | 3/9/62 | 2.29% | 11 |
| Ch Westwood's Suzy Q ROM | 5/29/62 | 1.81% | 21 |
| Ch Philidove Heir Presumptive ROM | 11/2/62 | 0.96% | 16 |
| Pris ROM | 12/21/62 | 0.23% | 6 |
| Fair Play of Sea Isle ROM | 3/8/63 | 0.79% | 20 |
| A/C Ch Malpsh Great Scott ROM | 11/23/63 | 0.16% | 10 |
| Ch Tiree Hall Single Image ROM | 5/6/64 | 1.59% | 67 |
| Ch Diamond's Robert Bruce ROM | 7/11/64 | 0.89% | 10 |
| Ch Barwoods Bold Venture CD ROM | 3/1/65 | 0.70% | 11 |
| Ch Halstors Peter Pumpkin ROM | 7/13/65 | 0.64% | 29 |
| Ch Shu-La-Le's Sweet Charity ROM | 4/10/66 | 0.28% | 9 |
| Banchory Mist O'Brigadoon CD ROM | 5/7/67 | 1.35% | 37 |
| Kismet's Rubaiyyat ROM | 11/30/67 | 0.35% | 30 |
| A/C Ch Banchory High Born ROM | 2/27/68 | 1.37% | 59 |
| Ch Lobo Dell Tangerine O'Dorlane ROM | 3/11/68 | 0.66% | 20 |
| Ch Barwood Scotchguard Sonata ROM | 5/11/68 | 0.65% | 35 |
| A/C Ch Ilemist Impossible Dream CDX ROM | 7/1/68 | 1.51% | 51 |
| Ch Cherden Sock It To 'Em CD ROM | 11/9/68 | 1.36% | 37 |
| Ch Willow Wand Touch O' Gold ROM | 12/9/68 | 0.77% | 72 |
| Ch Lingard Golden Glow ROM | 5/9/69 | 0.14% | 23 |
| Babinette Mavourneen ROM | 1/9/70 | 0.74% | 25 |
| Ch Brigadoon Merrilon I'm Ready ROM | 3/18/70 | 0.67% | 46 |
| Merri Lon The Blue Tail Fly ROM | 4/29/70 | 1.39% | 93 |
| Ch Creekview's Bit of Honey ROM | 8/2/70 | 1.07% | 55 |
| A/C Ch Astolat Galaxy CD ROM | 8/9/70 | 0.74% | 45 |
| Ch Sundowner Mr Bojangles CD ROM | 7/17/71 | 1.01% | 50 |
| Ch Lingard Centurion O'Cahaba CD ROM | 8/1/71 | 0.39% | 52 |
| Ch Calcurt Luke ROM | 2/28/72 | 0.82% | 107 |
| Ch Rockwoods Talk To Me ROM | 3/9/72 | 0.65% | 93 |
| Banchory Reflection ROM | 4/9/72 | 1.40% | 141 |
| Ch Barwoods Rhapsody ROM | 4/20/72 | 0.64% | 64 |
| Marisu's Jewel of Arrowhead ROM | 5/28/72 | 1.62% | 182 |
| Ch September's Rainmaker ROM | 6/27/72 | 0.89% | 171 |
| Ch Philidove Kismet Heir Borne ROM | 7/26/72 | 1.42% | 93 |
| Ch Heatherland's Simon Says' ROM | 8/8/72 | 0.56% | 123 |
| Ch Banchory Thunder Blue ROM | 1/4/73 | 1.42% | 126 |
| Ch Gerthstone's Jon Christopher ROM | 1/8/73 | 0.72% | 127 |
| Ch Chenterra Thunderation ROM | 7/26/73 | 0.91% | 202 |
| Ch Dorlane's Kings Ransome ROM | 10/1/73 | 0.54% | 118 |
| Ch Kismet's Conquistador ROM | 12/15/73 | 1.21% | 139 |
| Ch Barwoods Raincheck ROM | 4/11/74 | 0.77% | 235 |
| Ch Romayne's Sportin' Life ROM | 7/28/74 | 0.68% | 128 |
| Ch Shulale Miss Muffet's Tuffet ROM | 10/1/74 | 0.51% | 105 |
| Harvest Hill's Twilite Tear ROM | 11/8/74 | 1.19% | 198 |
| A/C Ch Banchory Back Stop ROM | 11/25/74 | 1.38% | 398 |
| Ch Banchory The Cornerstone CD ROM | 3/6/75 | 1.04% | 111 |
| A/C Ch Banchory Deep Purple ROM | 10/3/75 | 1.22% | 269 |
| Tull E Ho's Love Token ROM | 11/26/75 | 1.06% | 289 |
| A/C Ch Barwoods Weather Report ROM | 1/20/76 | 0.76% | 264 |
| Ch Dorlane's Touch of Class CD ROM | 3/20/76 | 0.50% | 170 |
| Ch Cahaba's Touch The Wind ROM | 4/18/76 | 0.80% | 103 |
| Shylove's Rockwood Show Off CD ROM | 4/18/76 | 0.52% | 202 |
| Ch September The Convincer ROM | 4/19/76 | 0.88% | 298 |
| Ch Wayanet's Magic Sandman ROM | 4/19/76 | 0.59% | 471 |
| A/C Ch Macdega Mainstay ROM | 5/4/76 | 0.85% | 485 |
| Ch Chosen Jubilation CD ROM | 5/8/76 | 0.77% | 365 |
| Ch Naripa Etudes Lochnan Ballad ROM | 8/24/76 | 1.18% | 493 |
| Ch Northcountry Westering Son ROM | 10/13/76 | 0.53% | 74 |
| A/C Ch Rorralore-Sportin' Chance CD ROM | 1/4/77 | 0.58% | 163 |
| Ch Karelane Royal Flush O'Kismet ROM | 5/22/77 | 1.40% | 268 |
| Ch Banchory Formal Notice ROM | 7/21/77 | 1.22% | 252 |
| Ch Emphasis Tarocco CD ROM | 7/29/77 | 0.52% | 223 |
| Ch Rosmoor Robert of Migadala ROM | 10/27/77 | 1.17% | 461 |
| Banchory I'll Stand Bi ROM | 2/22/78 | 1.45% | 468 |
| A/C Ch Sir Joshua of Winslow ROM | 6/6/78 | 0.42% | 165 |
| Ch Macdega Proof Positive ROM | 6/8/78 | 1.14% | 612 |
| Century Farms Country Charm ROM | 6/15/78 | 1.24% | 491 |
| Ch Windhover Sweet Music Man ROM | 8/4/78 | 1.02% | 259 |
| A/C Ch Banchory Strike Me Silver ROM | 5/11/79 | 1.25% | 1,071 |
| Ch Karral Good Times ROM | 7/31/79 | 0.57% | 377 |
| Ch Sunnybrook's Heritage Spirit ROM | 9/29/79 | 0.78% | 836 |
| Ch SumerSong Winter Shadows ROM | 12/21/79 | 1.23% | 1,346 |
| Lanlee's Buster Brown ROM | 2/13/80 | 0.87% | 747 |
| Ch Macdega The Piano Man ROM | 3/25/80 | 1.06% | 720 |
| Barwoods Formal Attire ROM | 5/13/80 | 1.01% | 724 |
| Ch Noradel Cimarron ROM | 6/20/80 | 0.86% | 1,304 |
| Shadow Hill's Double Trouble ROM | 6/30/80 | 1.22% | 933 |
| Ch Banchory Classic Image ROM | 7/16/80 | 1.26% | 640 |
| Ch Cahaba Miss Elegant o'Jer-nic ROM | 8/6/80 | 1.10% | 1,727 |
| Ch Kismet's Dynasty ROM | 9/17/80 | 1.27% | 597 |
| Shamont Ghost of a Chance ROM | 2/2/81 | 1.19% | 1,078 |
| Ch Shadypines The Elizabethian ROM | 2/27/81 | 1.40% | 773 |
| Simmore Sensational Success ROM | 6/11/81 | 1.17% | 882 |
| Ch Rockwoods Gold Strike ROM | 11/8/81 | 0.61% | 285 |
| Am/Can Ch Primo Trojan Prince CD ROM | 12/6/81 | 0.76% | 1,030 |
| Ch Milords Sunkist of Merridon ROM | 5/17/82 | 0.83% | 1,601 |
| Ch Andale A Sportin Venture ROM | 6/2/82 | 0.74% | 428 |
| Ch Marwal Steppin' Out ROM | 7/12/82 | 0.59% | 980 |
| Regalia Gleneagle Keepsake ROM | 8/10/82 | 0.72% | 1,292 |
| Ch Sunnybrook's Image Maker ROM | 9/3/82 | 0.78% | 836 |
| Ch B'Field Cryst'l Blu Persuasion ROM | 9/27/82 | 1.19% | 1,003 |
| Ch Macdega Maserati ROM | 10/30/82 | 1.03% | 1,499 |
| Ch Minos Remember My Name ROM | 12/25/82 | 0.56% | 480 |
| Sunebank Winter Holiday ROM | 3/24/83 | 1.21% | 1,090 |
| Ch Ilemist Gorgeous George CD ROM | 5/18/83 | 0.87% | 638 |
| Am/Can Ch Benayr Westwind Contraband ROM | 6/24/83 | 0.80% | 1,293 |
| Ch Benayr Here Comes Trouble ROM | 6/24/83 | 0.80% | 1,293 |
| Ch Fourwinds Go For The Gold ROM | 7/30/83 | 1.04% | 1,934 |
| Ch Glenwood Puttin' On the Ritz ROM | 8/18/83 | 1.09% | 1,369 |
| Ch Macdega Glenhart Grand Prix ROM | 4/23/84 | 0.96% | 2,489 |
| Benayr Make My Day ROM | 5/2/84 | 0.76% | 1,375 |
| Ch Caitlin's Blaze 'n Chariots ROM | 5/10/84 | 0.75% | 1,302 |
| Ch Merridon's Ranchhand o'Milord ROM | 6/22/84 | 0.81% | 2,437 |
| Ch Midas Citation of Sundial ROM | 7/9/84 | 0.85% | 1,181 |
| Ch Teaberry Lane Hullabaloo ROM | 7/13/84 | 0.74% | 2,160 |
| Ch Brandywines Ryans Hope ROM | 3/15/85 | 0.80% | 1,898 |
| Ch Banchory Peerless ROM | 4/22/85 | 1.22% | 4,844 |
| Am/Can Ch Alfenloch Ryan O'Neil ROM | 5/21/85 | 0.83% | 2,380 |
| Ch Hochstedler Thanks Odyssey ROM | 9/23/85 | 0.91% | 3,502 |
| Am/Can Ch Willow Layne's Makin' Out ROM | 10/26/85 | 0.67% | 3,140 |
| Shadow Hill's Opening Nights ROM | 12/18/85 | 1.19% | 2,119 |
| Ch Fourwinds Light The Way ROM | 3/16/86 | 0.92% | 3,227 |
| Ch Barwoods Legal Tender ROM | 4/30/86 | 0.87% | 2,741 |
| Am/Can Ch Barwoods Impact ROM | 4/30/86 | 0.87% | 2,741 |
| Ch Barwood Cabriole Razors Edge ROM | 6/4/86 | 0.80% | 1,624 |
| Ch Macdega Sultana ROM | 7/7/86 | 1.15% | 3,310 |
| Ch Macdega DeNiro ROM | 7/17/86 | 1.02% | 5,361 |
| Ch Teaberry Lane Royl Tycoon ROM | 8/19/86 | 0.69% | 2,171 |
| Ch Caledon Partly Cloudy ROM | 12/15/86 | 1.14% | 3,063 |
| Am/Ch Alfenloch Whirlwind ROM | 6/28/87 | 0.83% | 4,760 |
| Ch Barwoods Karmun Jubilee ROM | 5/15/88 | 0.88% | 5,594 |
| Ch Brandywines Prime Time ROM | 7/4/88 | 0.78% | 2,990 |
| Ch Jade Mist Beyond Tradition ROM | 2/10/89 | 0.88% | 4,931 |
| Am/Can Ch Kylene Cindahope Town Cryer ROM | 6/2/89 | 0.67% | 2,359 |
| Ch Tall Timber Far Out Frisco ROM | 6/20/89 | 1.24% | 9,003 |
| Ch Mainstay Cameo Farms Model ROM | 4/18/90 | 0.83% | 7,664 |
| A/C Ch Duluta Fist Full of Dollars ROM | 8/20/91 | 1.01% | 9,041 |
| Average since 1950 | 0.95% |
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