The Icelandic Sheepdog is the only known dog breed that is native to Iceland, where it is highly regarded as a cultural ...

Being sheep, they eat everything—including birch seedlings. Less than half of Iceland has any vegetation at all, says Guðrún. It used to be two-thirds. As fluffy volcanic soils were exposed ...

Meet Heiða Guðný Ásgeirsdóttir, the sheep farmer and former model who is fighting for her beautiful and remote corner of southern Iceland. A weekly summary of the big stories from financial ...

Getty Images Iceland’s sheep are believed to be descendants of those brought over by the Vikings (Credit: Getty Images) Sheep farming and knitting are also central to Icelandic heritage.

True Scandinavians, Icelandic sheepdogs are Iceland's only native dog and a symbol of Icelandic culture. Originally bred as herding dogs by Norse settlers (and still excellent working dogs ...