Border collie
Border Collie
The archetypal working sheepdog: intensely focused, quick to learn and happiest with a demanding job to do.
Í stuttu máli
- Stærð
- Meðalstór
- Herðakambshæð
- Rakkar 50–56 cm · Tíkur 46–53 cm
- Þyngd
- Rakkar 14–22 kg · Tíkur 12–19 kg
- Lífslíkur
- 12–15 ár
- Hreyfing
- 90–150 mín á dag
- Feldhirða
- Nokkrum sinnum í viku
- Feldur
- Tvöfaldur feldur, stuttur, miðlungs
- Litir
- Svartur, Rauður, Súkkulaðibrúnn, Blár, Blue merle, Red merle, Þrílitur, Sable
- Upprunalegt hlutverk
- Smölun
- Upprunaland
- Bretland
- FCI
- Hópur 1, nr. 297 · Fjár- og nautgripahundar
Ræktendur á Kuldo
- Kennel Lyngbakken (Ringkøbing, Vestjylland)
Að búa með tegundinni
| Ástúðlegur við fjölskylduna | 4/5 – Mikið |
|---|---|
| Góður við börn | 3/5 – Í meðallagi |
| Góður við aðra hunda | 3/5 – Í meðallagi |
| Góður við ketti | 3/5 – Í meðallagi |
| Opinn gagnvart ókunnugum | 3/5 – Í meðallagi |
| Orka | 5/5 – Mjög mikið |
| Leikgleði | 4/5 – Mikið |
| Þarf andlega örvun | 5/5 – Mjög mikið |
| Auðvelt að þjálfa | 5/5 – Mjög mikið |
| Veiðieðli | 4/5 – Mikið |
| Árvekni og verndareðli | 3/5 – Í meðallagi |
| Gelt | 3/5 – Í meðallagi |
| Hárlos | 3/5 – Í meðallagi |
| Vinna við feldhirðu | 2/5 – Lítið |
| Slef | 1/5 – Mjög lítið |
| Hentar byrjendum | 2/5 – Lítið |
| Hentar í íbúð | 1/5 – Mjög lítið |
| Aðlögunarhæfni | 2/5 – Lítið |
| Þolir að vera einn | 1/5 – Mjög lítið |
| Þolir hita | 3/5 – Í meðallagi |
| Þolir kulda | 4/5 – Mikið |
Leiðbeiningar Kuldo byggðar á dæmigerðum eiginleikum tegundarinnar. Hver hundur er einstakur, svo talaðu við ræktandann.
Er þetta rétta tegundin fyrir þig?
Frábær ef þú …
- want a training partner for dog sports
- have time for daily exercise and mental work
- enjoy an active outdoor life
Hugsaðu þig tvisvar um ef þú …
- work long hours away from home
- want a relaxed, low-energy dog
- live with small children or pets it may herd
Umhirða
Skapgerð
Intense, responsive and devoted to its handler. It is often reserved with strangers and sensitive to noise and tension. Its herding drive is strong and may be aimed at children, cars or other pets.
Hreyfing
Needs more than an hour and a half of activity daily, with real mental work. Herding, agility, obedience, flyball, frisbee and trick training are ideal.
Feldhirða
Brush smooth coats weekly and longer coats a few times a week, with extra care during seasonal shedding.
Þjálfun
Exceptionally trainable, but it learns unwanted habits just as quickly. Teach it to settle and switch off, not only to work.
Heilsa
Hip and elbow dysplasia, collie eye anomaly, epilepsy and deafness occur, along with rarer inherited conditions such as TNS and neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis. Ask the breeder for the parents' hip, elbow, eye, hearing and DNA results.
Heilsufarsskoðanir sem ræktendur gera yfirleitt
- Mjaðmir (HD)
- Olnbogar (ED)
- Augnskoðun
- Heyrn (BAER)
DNA-próf
- CEA
- TNS
- NCL (CL)
- IGS
Biddu ræktandann að sýna þér niðurstöður foreldranna.
Um tegundina
The Border Collie was shaped in the hill country along the border between England and Scotland, where shepherds bred purely for working ability. Its crouching stance and intense stare, known as 'eye', let it move sheep with little noise or force. Sheepdog trials have helped preserve that focus.
Living with one is rewarding but demanding. It learns fast, reads body language closely and wants to work with you every day. Without enough exercise and mental challenge it can become anxious, obsessive or destructive, chasing cars, shadows or light. For people who love training and the outdoors, it is a remarkable partner.
Vissir þú?
A Border Collie called Chaser learned the names of over 1,000 toys in a study by psychologist John Pilley.