Only 227 Old English Sheepdog puppies were registered in 2020 Credit: Getty Images The Old English Sheepdog has been the face of paint brand Dulux for more than 60 years. Famed for its shaggy white coat, bouncy demeanour and impressive size, the breed has starred in advertising campaigns for decades as the 'Dulux dog', not to mention a hit 1970s film, Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World. But now, the breed could be at risk of extinction. This month, The Kennel Club has classed Old English Sheepdogs as 'vulnerable' after records revealed just 227 puppy registrations in 2020, the lowest figure for the breed since the 1960s. The news comes despite last year seeing The Kennel Club’s highest number of puppy registrations in ten years.