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2 year old Border Collie with Classic Black & White Coat Colour Source Photograph taken by me of my dog. Date 23/4/2015 Author Jimbobrimbaud. Permission (Reusing this ...
Blue merle Border Collie. Female. Black & white Border Collie. Male. Chocolate Border Collie. Male. Border Collies are, on average, medium-sized dogs with a moderate amount of coat, which is often thick and prone to shedding. They have a double coat that varies from smooth to rough and is occasionally curled. While black and white is the most ...
Betsy lives in Vienna, Austria with her owner, who goes by the pseudonym "Schäfer" (English: Shepherd). Betsy is also a pseudonym given to her by animal cognition researchers. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] At ten weeks of age, Betsy was able to sit on command and knew numerous objects, such as a ball and set of keys, by their name and would fetch them on verbal ...
These were mostly black, or very dark brown, dogs – hence the name collie, which has the same root as coal. [2] [3] (The official collie breeds were not formed until about 10 or 15 years after the Kelpie was established as a breed, [4] and the first recognised Border Collie was not brought to Australia until after the Federation in 1901). [5]
An extinct breed similar to the Border Collie and possibly absorbed into that breed. An ancestor of the Australian Shepherd. Erect or semi-erect ears, dense fur, black with white only on face and chest. English Shepherd Developed in the U.S. from stock of Farm Collie type originally from Britain. Floppy ears, thick fur, red, black or black-and ...
The Australian Shepherd is a breed of herding dog from the United States. The name of the breed is technically a misnomer , as it was developed in California in the 19th century. It is believed to have its origins in sheepdog breeds from northwest Spain , as well as collies imported, alongside sheep, from Australia and New Zealand ; the breed ...
The McNab Dog, also called the McNab Shepherd or McNab Collie is a herding dog that originated in Hopland, Mendocino County, Northern California. The McNab was bred to withstand the tough conditions found in California such as heat, burrs, foxtails , and rugged terrain.
The early history of the Smooth Collie, like that of many dog breeds, is a matter of speculation. Even the origin of the breed's name is unclear, variously claimed to describe the early shepherd dog's dark colour ("coaly") or derived from the name of a breed of sheep with black faces once commonly kept in Scotland ("Colley") or derived from an Anglo-Saxon word meaning "useful."