How can I tell if a border collie is pure or not? Do you also want to know how to identify the purebred border collie? Then the following small beans for you to share purebred border collie characteristics introduction. Purebred Border Collie features introduction: body size male shoulder height range in 19 ~ 22 inches; female shoulder height range in 18 ~ 21 inches. The body length (distance from the end of the shoulder blades to the hips) is slightly greater than the shoulder height. Bones are strong, but not exaggerated, and proportionate to overall size. Overall proportionality of height, length, weight, and bone mass is critical and much more important than a single feature. Excess weight should not be mistaken for muscle or bone mass. Any single feature that affects the overall balance will be considered a defect. Head expression: intelligent, alert, enthusiastic and inquisitive. Eyes: Well-divided, medium-sized, and oval. Rim pigment and eye color are brown; if the primary body color is not black, the eye color will be significantly lighter. Lack of eye ring pigmentation is a defect. The presence of blue eyes in dogs of colors other than meteorite is a defect. Mountain bird-colored dogs with one blue eye or two blue eyes; a single partially blue eye or two partially blue eyes are allowed. Ears: Medium sized, more separated, with ears erect or semi-erect (keeping 1/4 to 3/4 of the ears erect). The tips of the ears point to the front or to the sides. Ears are sensitive and flexible. Head: Broad, with the posterior occipital bone not protruding. The length of the head is equal to the length of the front face. The stop is moderate, but clear. Muzzle: Slightly short, firm, and blunt, with a slightly slender nasal mirror end. The lower jaw is strong and very well developed. The color of the nosepiece is proportional to the main body color and the nostrils are well developed. The muzzle is defective when the elephant is truncated. Bite and Harmony: Strong teeth and jaws, clipped bite and harmony. Back of neck neck: proper length, strong and muscular, slightly arched, gradually widening toward the shoulders. Dorsal line: flat, slightly arched at the back of the loin. Body: Robust in appearance. The chest is moderately deep and wide, showing a great volume of chest. Chest depth reaches the elbow. Ribs well expanded. The lumbar region is moderately deep, muscular, slightly arched and without upward lift. Hips tapered backwards. Tail: low position, moderate length, tail bone extending to the fly joint. The end has an upward swirl. During full concentration on the task, the tail hangs low to maintain balance. When excited, the tail may rise to the height of the back. A sloppy tail is a defect. The forequarters, when viewed from the front, have well-developed forelimb bones that are parallel to each other. When viewed from the side, the ankles are slightly angled. The scapulae are properly angled to the upper arms. The elbows are neither bent inward nor turned outward. The wolf paws can be removed. The paws are compact, ovate, with deep and firm pads and moderately rounded and compact toes. The hindquarters are broad and muscular, with a gentle profile toward the tail. The thighs are long, wide, deep and well-muscled. The knee joints are properly angled and the fly joints are strong and low in position. The hindlimbs are well boned, straight, parallel to each other and have very slight bull limbs when viewed from behind. The wolf claws can be removed. The paws are compact, ovate, with deep and firm pads and moderately rounded and compact toes. The toenails are short and sturdy. The coat allows for two types: coarse and short hairs. Both types have a soft, dense, double coat that can withstand harsh weather. Puppies have a short, soft, dense and waterproof coat. It transforms into an undercoat as an adult. Rough coat type: The coat is medium in length, flat and slightly wavy in texture, with a short, smooth facial coat. The forelimbs have feathery trimmed hairs. The hair on the hind quarters can be clipped short. With age, the coat will gradually become very wavy, which is not a defect. Short-haired type: The hair all over the body is short, the forelimbs may have trimmed hairs, and the chest hair is abundant. [5] Color The Border Collie has many colors in a variety of styles and markings. The most common colors are black with (or without) white bands, white collar, white socks, and white tail tip, with (or without) brown markings. All different colors of the body are allowed, with the exception of all white. Single, bi-color, tri-color 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. Gait The Border Collie is an agile dog, capable of sudden changes of speed and direction without losing balance and grace. Endurance is the signature of this breed. Its trot has a sprawling, smooth, effortless gait. The paws are at the shortest distance from the ground and there is no change in the dorsal line when it glides easily (smooth dorsal line). When observed from the side, its stride length is very large while the pace frequency is very low, and the movement is rapid and accurate. There was no slack in the shoulders, elbows and ankles. The drive of the limbs is strong and elastic when observed from the rear. The fly joints are close together but not crossed. Deviation from the correct gait as described above is a defect. In the final judging, gait is among the most important characteristics, and the body structure is judged to be sound and correct as such. Temperament The Border Collie is an intelligent, alert and sensitive breed that is very friendly with friends and clearly reserved with strangers, making it a very good watchdog. He is also an exceptional shepherd dog who is willing to learn and content with that. And thrives on human friendship. A pronounced tendency toward viciousness or being very shy are serious defects. Defects began to change from the time the Border Collie entered China, and the criteria for determining this began to change, and soon there were seven white in place, through the neck, through the legs. This misinformation has existed and intensified until now, and even more so when the term fancy defects was introduced, believing that a bad fancy is a defect. If you want to talk about color defects, there is only one: white can not be the main color of the border herd. Any deviation from this standard is considered a defect, and the severity depends on the degree of deviation from this standard, and if the deviation is too great, it is considered a defect.
