Border Collie breed information and pictures
The Border Collie is part of the Herding group. The Border Collie is a dog with Excellent problem solving abilities. The trainability of the Border Collie is Excellent. It was breed to be good for Herding, Watch Dog The Border Collie lifestyle is Prefers outdoors, but can adapt to any type of living accomodations
The border collie has been known to suffer from progressive retinal atrophy, ceriod lipofuscinosis, joint problems. It is important that when contacting a Border Collie breeder that you express health concern issues and ask the breeder what they are doing in order to help mimimize them.
Please don't purchase your Border Collie from a petstore which commonly are known to support Border Collie puppy mills. Doing so only promotes inproper breeding ethics and promotes current Border Collie health issues. The AKC, UKC, FCI, CKC, SKC, WWKC, FIC registries recognize the Border Collie breed standard.
The border collie has been known to suffer from progressive retinal atrophy, ceriod lipofuscinosis, joint problems. It is important that when contacting a Border Collie breeder that you express health concern issues and ask the breeder what they are doing in order to help mimimize them.
Please don't purchase your Border Collie from a petstore which commonly are known to support Border Collie puppy mills. Doing so only promotes inproper breeding ethics and promotes current Border Collie health issues. The AKC, UKC, FCI, CKC, SKC, WWKC, FIC registries recognize the Border Collie breed standard.
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Border Collie
Group: Herding
Size: Shoulder height: 53 - 55 cm (20.75 - 21.5 inches).
Weight: 30-45 pounds
| Country of Origin: Scotland or England. |
| Character: Intelligent, determined and brave, this dog forms a close bond with its family and is also eager to work. |
| Temperment: This dog gets along quite well with other pets and children, provided it has plenty of activity to keep it occupied. |
| Coat: White should not be predominant, however all colors are acceptable.The most common color combination is black with white markings. The undercoat is thick, medium-length, and shiny. |
| Care: Weekly brushing of the coat should keep it in good condition. |
| Colour: Black, blue, chocolate, red, w/wo tan points and/or white markings; merle |
| Comments: By the Renaissance, the Bolognese had become a favorite of the nobility. Even ten year olds play like puppies; they are fearless and love people. They are healthy quiet dogs with acute hearing and eyesight. While not barkers, they make good watchdogs. . |
| Purposes: Herding, Watch Dog |
The Border Collie is part of the Herding group. It was breed to be good for Herding, Watch Dog The Border Collie lifestyle is Prefers outdoors, but can adapt to any type of living accomodations