Border Collie

Border Collie

The Border Collie is a medium sized dog, with a body that is slightly longer than the height and a fairly wide skull. The ears are usually half-perked. The coat colors come in black and white, tri-color, red and white, black and gray, and all black. Height: 18-22 inches Weight: 27-45 pounds dogbreedinfo.

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Breed Group:Herding Group
Place of Origin:England

Description of Border Collie

Colors

Red, Brindle, Gold, Black, Blue Merle

Temperament

Alert, Energetic, Intelligent, Responsive, Tenacious

SizeMin. HeightMax. HeightMin. WeightMax. Weight
Male19 in. 22 in. 30 lbs. 45 lbs.
Female18 in. 21 in. 26.9 lbs. 41.9 lbs.

Behavior and Traits of Border Collie

Breed biology of Border Collie

  • High Exercise Requirement

    Higher-requirement dogs tend to need more frequent play time in larger areas, while minimal-need dogs can be left alone more often.

    Life Expectancy

    Low:
    9 yr.
    High:
    17 yr.
  • Shedding Type: Heavy

    Heavy-shedding dogs sometimes include thick and heavy double-coated breeds. Dogs that are adapted for a cold climate are often heavy shedders.

Breed group of Border Collie

Herding Group
Herding Group

Herding Group is the name of a breed Group of dogs, used by kennel clubs to classify a defined collection of dog breeds. It does not refer to one particular type of dog. How the Herding Group is defined varies among kennel clubs, and different kennel clubs may not include the same breeds in their Herding Group. Some kennel clubs do not use the term Herding Group. The international kennel club association, the Fédération Cynologique...
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Border Collie place of origin

England
England
Population: 51,456,400

England /ˈɪŋɡlənd/ is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, while the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separate it from continental Europe. Most of England comprises the central and southern part of the island of Great Britain in the North...
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