BorderSheepdogLike other dog breeds, there are differences between countries and regions!
The current standards for the identification of border collies in countries around the world, especially in the United Kingdom, the place of origin of border collies, the Great Britain Association There are still many differences between the system and the United States. In particular, there are three official standards in the United States, the North American Sheep Dog Society (NASDS), the American International Sheep Dog Association (AIBC), the American Sheep Dog Association (the American Border Collie Association) The Collie Association (ABCA for short), all of them opposed to the standard form of the Border Collie in the literature. Workability is their only criterion. And such a unique standard is not recognized by other countries. Although the United States is the largest pet kingdom in the world, because of the lack of genetic requirements for breeding, the American border collie has become the worst quality country in the world, which is the same as other dog breeds in the United States. is completely different.
The most important standard for border collies comes from the United Kingdom. The AKC began to include border collies in the game in 1996. At the same time, the AKC appointed The Border Collie Club of American. as a standard representative of this variety. The American Border Collie Association's standard is completely based on the British Border Collie standard.
In fact, the AKC Border Collie standard is different from the British Border Collie standard in many ways. All Border Collies in the world want to know, how much British Border Collie standard can the AKC accept? In 1981 In the regulations on dog breed standards adopted by the KENNEL CLUB World Congress in 2009, AKC and all participating countries at that time, including the United States, agreed: The standards of all dog breeds should be based on the standards of the country where the breed originated. Standard.
So if you want to buy a good-looking border shepherd in the United States, it is very difficult, because most border shepherds in the United States have long mouths, but in terms of working ability If so, I think the American border collie is still fine.
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