Topic: Shedding the sheepdog tag (BUR)

Posted under Tag Alias and Implication Suggestions

The bulk update request #8494 is pending approval.

remove alias sheep_dog (0) -> sheepdog (14429)
remove implication australian_kelpie (259) -> sheepdog (14429)
remove implication australian_shepherd (2723) -> sheepdog (14429)
remove implication belgian_shepherd (158) -> sheepdog (14429)
remove implication dutch_shepherd (46) -> sheepdog (14429)
remove implication shetland_sheepdog (144) -> sheepdog (14429)
remove implication schipperke (20) -> sheepdog (14429)
remove implication malinois_dog (257) -> sheepdog (14429)
remove implication old_english_sheepdog (396) -> sheepdog (14429)
remove implication hungarian_mudi (7) -> sheepdog (14429)
remove implication czechoslovakian_wolfdog (28) -> sheepdog (14429)
remove implication icelandic_sheepdog (9) -> sheepdog (14429)
remove implication briard (24) -> sheepdog (14429)
remove implication collie (10186) -> sheepdog (14429)

Reason: This is not a useful or coherent tag. This is herding_dog but more specific with unknown criteria. All herding dog breeds not currently included in sheepdog (australian_cattle_dog, bearded_collie, berger_blanc_sussie, berger_picard, bergamasco_shepherd, beauceron, german_shepherd, welsh_corgi) meet the definition of sheepdog as they have historically been associated with sheep. The definition of sheepdog also includes livestock_guardian_dogs, but no lgd breeds are implicated to it. It also includes czechoslovakian_wolfdog, presumably because of the breed's german shepherd (not a sheepdog on e6) heritage despite this breed not even being considered a herding breed.

Also some of these breeds should be implicated to other tags- malinois should imply belgian_shepherd for instance.

Next:
alias sheep_dog -> herding_dog
alias sheepdog -> herding_dog
imply australian_kelpie -> herding_dog
imply australian_shepherd -> herding_dog
imply belgian_shepherd -> herding_dog
imply dutch_shepherd -> herding_dog
imply shetland_herding_dog -> herding_dog
imply schipperke -> herding_dog
imply old_english_herding_dog -> herding_dog
imply hungarian_mudi -> herding_dog
imply czechoslovakian_wolfdog -> herding_dog
imply icelandic_herding_dog -> herding_dog
imply briard -> herding_dog
imply collie -> herding_dog

imply malinois_dog -> belgian_shepherd
imply tervuren -> belgian_shepherd
imply groenendael -> belgian_shepherd
imply laekenois -> belgian_shepherd

imply bearded_collie -> collie

imply schipperke -> spitz
imply icelandic_sheepdog -> spitz

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