Favorite Border Collie Type?

[cloverfdx]

I love working BCs, i love that they have so much drive Makes training easier), i like the varied look of the worker and i love the more independant nature .

Then there are the performance bred BCs, the ones here are nutters and are bred for speed only. Alot of the performance bred BCs here cannot jump to save themselves and are always having accidents clipping jumps... breaking toes, pulling up lame.

[cali]

working of coarse, I dont even remotly like barbie collies.

[IRescue452]

I like working BCs. I like all working breeds better, they seem more "authentic" than the mindless clones people use for show.

[BC_MoM]

Working Border Collies. They are bred for what they were created to do: herd.

I have yet to see a Barbie Collie with ANY herding instinct.

[bckrazy]

Niiice! I kind of hoped/expected it to go this way... however, I have MANY friends & acquaintences who, when they first meet Gonzo, ask why he isn't as "pretty" as Border Collies they've seen in shows. I was just wondering if, ethics aside, whether you would prefer to have a show or working BC.

IMHO, you shouldn't get a BC, if you want a dog that's pretty, fluffy, and has no or minimal drive.

[Flatcoatluver]

I have never met a show BC. All of the border collies I have met are the working bred BC'S and I love them! I don't think I have ever seen a show BC perform, but maybe I do see them in agility trials and just never know it.

[cali]

not likley flatcoat lol show BCs tend to be slower, they have this strange ability to appear like they are moving at rocket speed...while barly moving lol