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Probably the least common of the Border Collie colors or color patterns is the merle. Merle is a dilution of overall body color--black or red--with streaks or splotches of darker color. If the basic color of the dog is black, the merle version will be a soft gray, often referred to as "blue"; if the dog is red, the merle will be a pale red.
There is one genetic form of white Border Collie, however, that is truly defective and should be avoided by both buyers and breeders. It is the result of breeding two merles together; it occurs in any breed (collie, sheltie, Aussie) in which merles are present.
Rodeo tickets were sold out so he watched the miniature-horse show. Costumed owners brought out their stallions "under thirty-six inches in height" and stood the feisty little beasts for the judge's inspection.
Border Collie Literature on the Web The Bark Magazine: Not just about border collies, but definitely a magazine for the hip and literate dog lover. Bob, Son of Battle : the classic late-nineteenth-century story of sheepdog breeders in Scotland.
White Border Collies; The Genetics of Behavior; The Merle; Puppy Testing; Puppy Sales Contracts; BC Training. Basic Obedience; Sheepdog Training; Other Activities. Agility and the Border Collie; BC Culture. Clubs and Associations; Politics. AKC Versus the Border Collie; Into the Lion's Den; Literature. List of Border Collie Books; A Dog's Work ...
You cannot buy a Border collie puppy at the Blue Ridge Open; it's in the rules. Border collies are animal athletes--powerful, brainy workaholics--and most pet owners have no use for one. After a few months of euphoria ("I've never seen a pup learn so fast"), disillusionment sets in and the dog goes to the pound.
Like the Welsh Grey and the Dalesman, most of these collie types are probably now extinct. Others, like the Shetland and rough collie, have been taken up by show breeders and are virtually useless for livestock work. The Border Collie has been saved as a work dog by being beneath human vanities.
Picture book about Border Collie on the farm Larson, Janet, The Versatile Border Collie, Loveland, CO: Alpine Press (1986) Breed book Lee, Rawdon B., The Collie or Sheepdog, London: H. Cox (1890) Breed Levin, Betty, Away to Me, Moss, New York: Greenwillow (1994) Young boy trains a dog for trialing Lewis, Ernest, Beth, a Sheepdog, Toronto ...
White Border Collies; The Genetics of Behavior; The Merle; Puppy Testing; Puppy Sales Contracts; BC Training. Basic Obedience; Sheepdog Training; Other Activities. Agility and the Border Collie; BC Culture. Clubs and Associations; Politics. AKC Versus the Border Collie; Into the Lion's Den; Literature. List of Border Collie Books; A Dog's Work ...
White Border Collies; The Genetics of Behavior; The Merle; Puppy Testing; Puppy Sales Contracts; BC Training. Basic Obedience; Sheepdog Training; Other Activities. Agility and the Border Collie; BC Culture. Clubs and Associations; Politics. AKC Versus the Border Collie; Into the Lion's Den; Literature. List of Border Collie Books; A Dog's Work ...