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Border Collie Breed Details |
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Border Collie Breed Details |
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| Breed: Border Collie |
| PetGroup: Herding |
| Height: male: 20-23 in; female: 18-21 in |
| Weight: 30-45 lbs |
| Life: 14 years |
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| Description: The Border Collie is a highly intelligent, hard-working dog that responds quickly and eagerly to training. He is the world's premiere sheepdog unsurpassed as a sheepdog in terms of patience, agility and stamina. He thrives on games and is willing to please. The Border Collie is even tempered, but he needs constant physical and mental activity for a well balanced dog. Excels in obedience competitions. He is very agile, and has a well proportioned body of lean muscle. He can spend hours stalking sheep, cattle, goats, ducks, chickens, large ants or anything that congregates into a herd or flock. If he has insufficient activity he will find work to do which could be herding your children. |
Health: *Major Concerns: CHD *Minor Concerns: PRA, lens luxation, CEA, PDA, OCD, PPM *Occasionally seen: cerebellar abiotrophy, ceriod lipofuscinosis, deafness *Suggested tests: hip, eye |
| Temperment: Among the most intelligent and obedient of breeds, it is nonetheless a disastrous housedog if it is not given a challenging job every day. Given sufficient exercise, it is a dependable and loyal companion. It is intent on whatever it does and tends to stare which can be unnerving to other animals. It also like to chase other animals. It is reserved, even protective, toward strangers. |
| Origin: Great Britian |
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