Comments on: Border collie dog: a working partner than a pet? http://www.massivepuppy.com/border-collie-dog-a-working-partner-than-a-pet/ Dog Care And Dog Health Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:54:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mike http://www.massivepuppy.com/border-collie-dog-a-working-partner-than-a-pet/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Mike Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:39:13 +0000 http://www.massivepuppy.com/border-collie-dog-a-working-partner-than-a-pet/#comment-24 The Border Collie had been in existence some 250 years before the "Victorian masters" that "were momentarily at a loss how to manage the sheep that would soon populate vast acres of unfenced land in the countryside" were a twinkle in their fathers eye. The "breeding secrets" were common knowledge well before the 19th century. The breed was originally developed to be a driving dog, not a gatherer. Droving, holding and guarding stock was their princicple function. Gathering became another string in their bow in the 18th century. The Border Collie had been in existence some 250 years before the “Victorian masters” that “were momentarily at a loss how to manage the sheep that would soon populate vast acres of unfenced land in the countryside” were a twinkle in their fathers eye.

The “breeding secrets” were common knowledge well before the 19th century.

The breed was originally developed to be a driving dog, not a gatherer. Droving, holding and guarding stock was their princicple function. Gathering became another string in their bow in the 18th century.

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