Instead, it is considered more useful to identify a working border collie by its attitude and ability.ĭogs bred for show are more homogeneous in appearance than working border collies, since to win in conformation showing they must conform closely to breed club standards that are specific on many points of the structure, coat, and color. Although working border collie handlers sometimes have superstitions about the appearance of their dogs (handlers may avoid mostly white dogs due to the unfounded idea that sheep will not respect a white or almost all white dog), in general, the American Border Collie Association considers a dog's appearance to be irrelevant. The ears of the border collie are also variable - some have fully erect ears, some fully dropped ears, and others semi-erect ears (similar to those of the rough collie). Įye color varies from brown to blue, and occasionally eyes of differing color occur this is usually seen with merles.
Some border collies may also have single-color coats. Some of these include black tricolor (black/tan/white), liver and white, and red tricolor (red/tan/white) which have also been seen regularly, and other colours such as blue, lilac, red merle, blue merle, brindle, and Australian red (also known as ee red, blonde, recessive red, or gold) which is seen less frequently. While black and white is the most commonly seen color pattern of the Border Collie, the breed appears in just about any color and pattern known to occur in dogs. They have a double coat that varies from smooth to rough and is occasionally curled. In general, Border Collies are medium-sized dogs with a moderate amount of coat, which is more often thick and prone to shedding. Border Collies continue to be employed in their traditional work of herding livestock throughout the world and are kept as pets. They are one of the most intelligent dogs of all domestic dog breeds. They frequently compete with great success in sheepdog trials and a range of dog sports like dog obedience, disc dog, herding and dog agility. The Border Collie is considered a highly intelligent, extremely energetic, acrobatic and athletic dog. They come from the Anglo-Scottish border region and are used to herd livestock, specifically sheep. The Border Collie is a working and herding dog breed. Solid coloured, bicoloured or tricoloured on blue merle, red merle, chocolate merle, liver, lilac merle, bear, chocolate, lilac, blue, sable merle, sable, shaded sable, chocolate sable, black, white, red, red and white, brindle or orange
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