Partner to the industrial revolution: border collie dogs

When Victorian England’s economic breakthroughs ramped up demand for wool and mutton, one major problem that needed a quick solution was how to manage all the sheep that will exploit the vast, unfenced lands across the countryside. But the dilemma was not for long, since versatile border collies dogs soon became known throughout the nation as the answer.

Since the beginning, border collie dogs have always been taken for gatherers, rather than drovers or tenders, having been bred and trained to gather sheep from the hills. But the dog can still be taught to take the stock away from the shepherd, and even to confine their charges up to a certain point. Moreover, they are remarkably sensitive to slight variations in the sounds of the whistles they have mastered, and will respond as desired.

In fact, the scientific breeding of our current-day livestock-herder border collies started in that era, but is still in progress to this day. The focus of breeders are on a handful of inheritable working values, and these take into account other dog breeds they complement, terrain, livestock type, and climate. At the hands of a knowledgeable trainer, this intelligent dog absorbs a brilliant authority of livestock. A true-blue border collie’s ultimate gauge of skill is in working sheep and cattle.

On the other hand, the degrees of satisfaction from those who have owned a border collie dog are as numerous as the degrees of ignorance and knowledge about this fascinating but challenging breed. Some people find no difference between the joy of owning the breed from reigning in the dogs’ herding instinct, high energy, and absorbent brains. Less skilled owners, meanwhile, have frustrating stories to tell. Indeed, it is easy to confuse the calm and discipline of the sheepdog trial dog as an automatic segment in the breed, when in fact this is the result of effectively meeting the dog’s mental and physical demands. This implies that in pet environments, the breed may make good pets, but on the condition that they are assisted in the lifestyle they crave for, or that they have some border collie training. This explains the critical need for an honest review of one’s lifestyle, skills and needs if a person is interested in getting a border collie.

Published on September 9, 2009 under Dog Breeds (Articles)
Tags: border collie, border collie dog training, border collie training, border collies

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