Originally posted by Twisterdog
[B]. and that "working" border collies are ugly ... but those people obviously are mature and polite enough to keep those opinions to themselves. [B]
I, personally, have ALWAYS thought "working" BC's aren't the pretiest things, some of them look like cross breeds and nothing like what the breed is supposed to look like today. BUT, that is MY opinion. Cali- do I tell you your dog's are ugly and brain dead? NOPE. So don't call mine ugly and brain dead, expessially when you don't know them.

Originally posted by ParNone
It's probably not a coincidence that most of the working ranch/farm dogs seem to be either Border Collies, Australian Shepherds or Australian Cattle Dogs, not Collies or Shelties.
Also, Par, just because they don't use Shelties or Collies as much any more doesn't mean they aren't as good as any other hearding dog.

Ashley