What was the Border Collie originally bred for?
The Border Collie is a working breed and in the past the majority of the dogs lived on farms. Every Border Collie is the inheritor of decades of selective breeding for the ability to control livestock sometimes without the farmer even being there to supervise. Other jobs well performed, in England – mountain rescue work, in Canada – detecting gas leaks in the new gas pipelines, in Australia – customs and bomb detection dogs. They are also trained as Pets for therapy dogs, tracking lost persons and have the natural ability to compete and compete well in obedience, agility, jumping and endurance trials.
