What are the characteristics of the Border Collie? The character of the Border Collie is docile and kind. It is very close to humans and very loyal to its owner. It is also very smart and highly trainable. The most distinctive feature of its appearance is its semi-erected ears. The coat color is mainly black with white patches. Its gait is steady and agile, and its endurance is very strong.

1. Personality characteristics

The character of the Border Collie is tenacious, docile, keen, alert, sensitive, neither vicious nor coy, smart and easy to train, gentle and loyal. The Border Collie is born with a specific and strong shepherding instinct. It can intelligently observe the owner's face to truly understand the owner's intentions. What's even more amazing is that it can drive the sheep away through its gaze.

The Border Collie is energetic, alert and enthusiastic. The IQ is very similar to that of a 6-8 year old child. Intelligence is one of its most obvious features. They are very friendly to friends and children, but wary of strangers. The Border Collie is an excellent dog that is willing to learn and happy to do so. Able to coexist peacefully with humans and thrive.

The Border Collie has a strong sense of teamwork and hierarchy. Many dog ​​breeds have lost to varying degrees the team consciousness and clear hierarchy concepts that social animals should have in the long process of evolution, but the Border Collie has adopted this habit It continued. No matter what conflicts there are internally, they are unanimous and very united in front of the "enemy".

2. Appearance characteristics

The Border Collie's face gives people a "curved" feeling. From the top of the head to the tip of the nose, there is an obvious sunken "curve" in the middle of the eyes, and the forehead is more obvious.

Most of the Border Collie’s ears are semi-erected, which means ears that cannot stand up at all and ears that are completely erect are both questionable. Of course, we cannot make a direct conclusion based on ears. We must also consider other characteristics. After all, dogs, like people, also have different looks. Some of the ears of a full-month-old Border Collie are very straight and some cannot stand up at all. However, when they grow up, they will stand up slightly. This makes it difficult for those of us who want to buy a little Border Collie, so we should choose a Border Collie based on its ears. Be cautious.

Border Collies come in many colors, styles and markings. The most common color is black with (or without) white ribs, white collar, white socks, white tail tip, with (or without) brown markings. Various body colors are allowed, with the exception of pure white. Single colours, two colours, three colours, and traditional colors should be treated equally in competition. Color and markings are secondary indicators in competition, body structure and gait are the primary indicators.

The Border Collie is an agile dog that can suddenly change speed and direction without losing balance and grace. Endurance is the signature of this breed. Its trot is open, smooth and effortless. The distance between the feet and the ground is the shortest. When it glides easily, there is no change in the topline (the topline is flat).stable). Viewed from the side, its stride length is very large, its stride frequency is very low, and its movements are rapid and accurate. There is no slack in the shoulders, elbows, and ankles. Viewed from behind, the limb drive is strong and elastic.