Border Collie

This highly intelligent dog has an inborn instinct to work, and responds readily and eagerly to training. He was originally used for working sheep in the hills and mountains, mainly in the border counties of England, Scotland and Wales, but his prowess as a working sheepdog has now spread countrywide throughout Britain and even farther afield.

Source: The Kennel Club

See: The German Kennel Club (VDH) for information and video (if available).
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Video Link

This and other breed videos are available in full length here

Border Collie Extended Breed Standard - The Border Collie Club of Victoria Inc in collaboration with the Australian National Kennel Council

JUDGING THE BORDER COLLIE- From a Working Perspective - Janet E. Larson.pdf

Great Britain

Border Collie Club Of Great Britain: http://www.bordercollieclub.com/

In The Eyes Of The Artist - The Border Collie

(Internal) In The Eyes Of The Artist -The Border Collie

The International Sheep Dog Society: https://www.isds.org.uk/

There are numerous breed standards.

The basis of breed/conformation shows is the judging of pedigree dogs against the 'Breed Standard', which is a picture in words that describes the range of features that are deemed appropriate for the breed.

Three of the major international standards are:

The American Kennel Club

The Kennel Club, UK

FCI (Federation Cynologique Internationale)

1. Swedish Insurance Data

• Breed-specific information on rates of disease and death from Agria Pet Insurance (Agria Djurförsäkring) is available for many breeds. This breed has information on Veterinary Care and Life Insurance.

2. Finland: Database: Border Collie: https://jalostus.kennelliitto.fi/frmEtusivu.aspx?R=297

3. Border Collie Goniodysgenesis and Glaucoma Database: https://bc-glaucomadatabase.synthasite.com/

Statistics by country: https://bc-glaucomadatabase.synthasite.com/statistics.php

4. Adune Border Collie Database: https://www.anadune.com/

"The Anadune Border Collie Database contains information on 263,509 dogs and 12,610 shows, covering all forms of competition including show, obedience and agility. The database is intended to be an aid to all breeders and owners of Border Collies. "

Health/Breeding Strategy Documents and Links:

1. The Kennel Club, UK: Breed Watch (Category 1)

   1. Border Collie Breed Health and Conservation Plan v. 3 Sept. 2021: http://www.bordercollieclub.com/bhcp.html

2. Sweden: Breed-specific Breeding Strategies: (in Swedish) and/ or English summary
3. Finland: BORDERCOLLIEN ROTUKOHTAINEN JALOSTUKSEN TAVOITEOHJELMA:2016-2020

Pastoral Breeds Health Foundation: Border Collie: https://pbhfuk.wixsite.com/pastoral/border-collie

Health Surveys:

Kennel Club Border Collie Breed Health Survey ( September 2017)

(Internal) KC BC Breed Health Survey.pdf

Pastoral Breeds Health Foundation (PBHF)

Border Collie Breed Council (UK) https://bcbreedcouncil.wixsite.com/bcbc

Border Collie owner, care about epilepsy & willing to collect a hair sample for us? Join the Great Big Hairy Border Collie Study!

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— Dr Rowena Packer (@DogsbodyRVC) July 13, 2017

RVC Study page

Flyerbc-Survey-flyer.pdf

Pre-screening Survey  -  The Big Brainy Border Collie Study Pre-Screening (Study 2)

Arginine to glutamine mutation in olfactomedin-like 3 (OLFML3) is a candidate for severe goniodysgenesis and glaucoma in the Border Collie dog breed.

Border Collie collapse (BCC) --  Canine Genetics Lab - University of Minnesota

• https://www.vetmed.umn.edu/research/labs/canine-genetics-lab/genetic-research/border-collie-collapse

We are listing sites for breed clubs with health or other information that might be helpful. Follow links below.

Australia: National Border Collie Council
Canada: Canadian Border Collie Association
UK: Border Collie Club of Great Britain
USA: Border Collie Society of America (BCSA) http://www.bordercolliesociety.com/

Finland: Suomen bordercolliet ja australiankelpiet ry: http://www.sbcak.fi/