Shetland Sheepdog ya dade yana zama abokin aiki mai kyau ga manoma. Ta yi kyakkyawan aiki a matsayin makiyayi. Amma bayan lokaci, an maye gurbin ta da manyan karnuka masu ƙarfi.
Mutane da yawa suna kiran Sheltie ƙaramar collie. A zahiri, Shetland Sheepdog daban ne. Bayyanar yana nuna ƙauna da kyawawan dabi'ar kare. A zamanin yau, nau'in yana da daraja a matsayin abokai da dabbobi.