Salem's
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The Border Collie originated in the border country between Scotland and England. It is a very old breed, with references in literature going back to at least 1570.� He is mentioned as "not huge, vaste and bigge but of indifferent stature and growth". The breed has been known as the Working Collie, Old-Fashioned Collie, Farm Collie, and English Collie. It was� in 1915 that James Reid, Secretary of the International Sheepdog Society in Great� Britain, first called the dog a Border Collie. � The Border Collie was the answer to the Shepherd's wonderment of how to gather sheep.� Border Collie's were not a breed recognized by the AKC in a regular class until 1995. This recognization has caused much dismay for many people.� These people believe that this will cause a split in the breed.� The Canadian and North American Border Collie will be visually appealing, but will not be able to work.�� They are bred as sheep herders and according to many breeders, the judgment of a these dogs should be by their herding ability, not their appearance.�
� All modern Border Collies trace back to a single dog, Old Hemp, who was born in 1893. He was bred by Adam Telfer of Northumberland, England. He began appearing in sheepdog trials at the age of one year, and was unbeaten throughout his lifetime. This record has never been matched.�
Old Hemp stood about 21 inches tall and weighed about 45 pounds. He was black and white with a long, straight coat and semi-erect ears. He is the dog the modern Border Collie standard was patterned after. |
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