Border Collie
The archetypal working sheepdog: intensely focused, quick to learn and happiest with a demanding job to do.
概覽
- 體型
- 中型
- 肩高
- 公犬 50–56 公分 · 母犬 46–53 公分
- 體重
- 公犬 14–22 公斤 · 母犬 12–19 公斤
- 平均壽命
- 12–15 年
- 運動
- 每天 90–150 分鐘
- 美容整理
- 每週數次
- 被毛
- 雙層被毛, 短毛, 中長毛
- 毛色
- 黑色, 紅色, 巧克力色, 藍色, 藍隕石色, 紅隕石色, 三色, 貂色
- 原始用途
- 放牧
- 原產國
- 英國
- FCI
- 第 1 組，編號 297 · 牧羊犬與牧牛犬
Kuldo 上的繁殖者
- Kennel Lyngbakken (Ringkøbing, Vestjylland)
與這個犬種一起生活
| 對家人親暱 | 4/5 – 高 |
|---|---|
| 與孩子相處融洽 | 3/5 – 中等 |
| 與其他狗相處融洽 | 3/5 – 中等 |
| 與貓相處融洽 | 3/5 – 中等 |
| 對陌生人友善 | 3/5 – 中等 |
| 活力 | 5/5 – 很高 |
| 愛玩程度 | 4/5 – 高 |
| 需要腦力刺激 | 5/5 – 很高 |
| 容易訓練 | 5/5 – 很高 |
| 獵捕本能 | 4/5 – 高 |
| 警覺與護衛性 | 3/5 – 中等 |
| 吠叫 | 3/5 – 中等 |
| 掉毛 | 3/5 – 中等 |
| 美容整理工作量 | 2/5 – 低 |
| 流口水 | 1/5 – 很低 |
| 適合新手飼主 | 2/5 – 低 |
| 適合公寓生活 | 1/5 – 很低 |
| 適應能力 | 2/5 – 低 |
| 能獨處 | 1/5 – 很低 |
| 耐熱 | 3/5 – 中等 |
| 耐寒 | 4/5 – 高 |
這是 Kuldo 根據該犬種典型特徵提供的參考。每隻狗都是獨特的個體，請與繁殖者聊聊。
這個犬種適合你嗎？
非常適合你，如果你 …
- want a training partner for dog sports
- have time for daily exercise and mental work
- enjoy an active outdoor life
請三思，如果你 …
- work long hours away from home
- want a relaxed, low-energy dog
- live with small children or pets it may herd
照護
個性
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.
運動
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.
美容整理
Brush smooth coats weekly and longer coats a few times a week, with extra care during seasonal shedding.
訓練
Exceptionally trainable, but it learns unwanted habits just as quickly. Teach it to settle and switch off, not only to work.
健康
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.
繁殖者通常會做的健康檢查
- 髖關節（HD）
- 肘關節（ED）
- 眼科檢查
- 聽力（BAER）
DNA 檢測
- CEA
- TNS
- NCL (CL)
- IGS
請繁殖者讓你看父母犬的檢查結果。
關於這個犬種
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.
你知道嗎？
A Border Collie called Chaser learned the names of over 1,000 toys in a study by psychologist John Pilley.