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Border Collie Dog
Border Collie Dog
The Border Collie is an highly
intelligent and trainable dog. The Border Collie dog is
a very agile dog with plenty of stamina and
determination. This is a dog that is eager to please and
very quick to learn, which makes him a pleasure to
train. The Border Collie dog is one of the most
trainable of all breeds. This is a well balanced dog
with a good temperament and a good nature. The Border
Collie dog is loyal and dedicated, and is both faithful
and affectionate to his family. However, despite all of
these traits, the Border Collie dog is not a dog that will
be suites to all owners. The Border Collie dog needs a
high level of mental and physical stimulation (running,
biking, fetching, walking) and will not fare well
without this.
The Border Collie is a highly intelligent, hard-working
dog that responds quickly and eagerly to training. The
Border Collie dogs are the worlds premiere sheepdog
unsurpassed in terms of patience, agility and stamina.
Border Collies thrive on games and are willing to
please. The Border Collie dog is even tempered, but they
need constant physical and mental activity for a well
balanced dog. They are medium-sized dogs that come in
many different colors including black, brown, red, and
blue with tan spots and white in many places. The Border
Collie dog are well set, lightly muscled all over and
squarely built. The Border Collie dogs ears are slightly
erect and their eyes can be brown, blue, or blue in
merles. The Border Collie excels in obedience
competitions they are very agile, and have a well
proportioned body of lean muscle. The Border Collie dog
tails are naturally long and set low. Borders can spend
hours stalking sheep, cattle, goats, ducks, chickens,
large ants or anything that congregates into a herd or
flock. If they have insufficient activity they will find
work to do, which could be herding your children. This
is the ideal dog for anyone who has their heart set on
winning obedience, agility, or sheepherding
competitions.
The Border Collie dogs were developed from such breeds
as the Bearded Collie, Harlequin, Bob-tailed Sheepdog
and Smithfield. It is a descendant of the collies
developed along the border of England and Scotland, and
were named for the Border counties of England and
Scotland. Bred for stamina and intelligence, the Border
Collie has the natural instinct to herd. The Border
Collie dogThe Border Collie dog have been in sheepdog
competitions since 1873 in England and have since
participated in the United States. Most of the herding
dogs the Collie was said to have descended from often
used nipping and barking to encourage sheep to move, but
a young dog named Hemp developed the skill of "eyeing"
the sheep, not barking or nipping, to get them to move.
Hemp is considered to be the father of the Border Collie
breed. It wasn't until the mid 1960s that the Kennel
Club began to register the Border Collie, and in 1995
the breed was finally registered. Great Britain
registered the breed in the British Kennel Club in 1976.
The Border Collie quickly amazed shepherds and regular
civilians alike with its hypnotizing gaze that moved
even the most stubborn of sheep.
The Border Collie dog is known as the
world's premiere sheep herding dog. Its agility,
athletic appearance and stamina stand in equal measure
with its grace and substance. Border Collie dogs hard, muscular body is
well-balanced conveying the impression of effortless
movement and endless endurance. The Border Collie dog is
extremely intelligent. This dogs keen, alert expression,
eagerness and intensity are key characteristics of its
breed. Read on... |
