Border Collie Mating Info

The border collie is generally a very hardy and healthy breed and a responsible breeder will screen breeding stock for health conditions such as hip dysplasia progressive renal atrophy deafness.

Border collie mating info. The border collie is very intelligent and aware of its surroundings. Very little is known about when the border collie originated but it is a relatively new breed. Border collies tend to have separation anxiety when their owners left them alone at home because they bond very closely with them. And the smaller herding dogs that accompanied viking invaders in the late.

Our sire jax is a registered purebred with the cbca. The border collie was recognized by the american kennel. If you are thinking about breeding border collies you probably know that you are about the breed the smartest dog breed ever the border collie is a graceful intelligent and athletic dog. Our females are not registered as riley was a working border collie and there was no need to register them.

The breed s superior herding ability leads many fanciers to advocate breeding border collies only to working not conformation standards. Border collies are a cross breed of the large boned herding dogs that roman occupiers brought to britain starting in 43 a d. Considered highly intelligent extremely energetic acrobatic and athletic they frequently compete with great success in sheepdog trials and dog sports they are often cited as the most intelligent of all domestic dogs. Border collie is not the best dog breed for office environment.

The more information a vet has about a border collie s allergy the better because it all helps when it comes to figuring out the causes. Border collies are represented among the leaders in competitive levels in various sports excelling in agility skills obedience sheepdog trials and frisbee. The border collie is a working and herding dog breed developed in the anglo scottish border county of northumberland for herding livestock especially sheep. Border collies also tend to be extremely loyal and whether you are looking for a working dog breed or an agility.

Recognising health issues in border collies the sooner a health issue is diagnosed and treated the sooner a dog can be made to feel more comfortable. This is one of the hardest working dogs thriving on praise. The earliest known depiction is in thomas bewick s wood engravings in the pre 1800 work the history of quadrupeds which resembles today s breed originally called the scotch sheep dog it originated in northumberland and is descended from landrace collies widely found across the british. Border collies have a strong tendency to nip chew play bite or herd people.

Tolerates being left alone. It is known for his incredible herding instinct as well as for its mind boggling agility.