Border Collie(边境牧羊犬).docVIP

FCI Standard N° 297 / 28.10.2009 / GB BORDER COLLIE ?M.Davidson, illustr. NKU Picture Library This illustration does not necessarily show the ideal example of the breed.? ORIGIN?: Great-Britain. DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE OFFICAL VALID STANDARD?: 24.06.1987. UTILIZATION?: Sheepdog. FCI-CLASSIFICATION?: Group 1 Sheepdogs and Cattle Dogs (except Swiss Cattle Dogs). Section 1 Sheepdogs. With working trial. GENERAL APPEARANCE: Well proportioned, smooth outline showing quality, gracefulness and perfect balance, combined with sufficient substance to give impression of endurance. Any tendency to coarseness or weediness undesirable. IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS : Skull and foreface approximately equal in length. Body slightly longer than height at shoulder. BEHAVIOUR/ TEMPERAMENT : Tenacious, hard-working, of great tractability. Keen, alert, responsive and intelligent. Neither nervous nor aggressive. HEAD CRANIAL REGION : Skull?: Fairly broad, occiput not pronounced. Stop?: Very distinct. FACIAL REGION : Nose?: Black, except in brown or chocolate colour when it may be brown. In blues nose should be slate colour. Nostrils well developed. Muzzle?: Tapering to nose, moderately short and strong. Jaws/teeth?: Teeth and jaws strong with a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite, i.e. upper teeth closely overlapping lower teeth and set square to the jaws. Cheeks?: Not full or rounded. Eyes?: Set wide apart, oval shaped, of moderate size, brown in colour except in merles where one or both or part of one or both may be blue. Expression mild, keen, alert and intelligent. Ears?: Medium size and texture, set well apart. Carried erect or semi-erect and sensitive in use. NECK : Of good length, strong and muscular, slightly arched and broadening to shoulders. BODY : Athletic in appearance. Slightly longer than height at withers. Loins?: Deep and muscular but not tucked up. Chest?: Deep and rather broad, ribs well sprung. TAIL : Moderately long, the bone reaching at least to