There should be many friends who raise Border Collies at home and don’t know the origin of Border Collies. Let me introduce to you their origins and where they come from.

The Border Collie is naturally intelligent and ranks first in dog IQ. This Border Collie is derived from the Collie native to the British Isles and is a very common dog breed. The breed's name comes from their likely place of origin, on the border between Scotland and England. The names "Colley" or "Collie" were first mentioned in the early 19th century, but the term "Collie" can be traced back to earlier times. A dialect of Lowland Scotland. All existing purebred Border Collies can be traced back to a dog named Old Hemp. Old Hamp was born in September 1893 and died in May 1902. His owner was Adam Telfer. He had three coat colors. He was quiet and strong. He was good at controlling sheep, so many shepherds borrowed him for breeding. Old Hamp The characteristics of the Border Collie have gradually become the characteristics of the Border Collie breed. In 1915, James Reid, director of the International Sheep Dog Society (ISDS) in the UK, took the lead in using the name "Border Collie" to distinguish it from the Collies registered by ISDS in other dog breeding associations. Collie (i.e. Scottish Shepherd, including long-haired (coarse) Collie) and short-haired (smooth-coated) Collie (Smooth Collie) are distinguished; although they are derived from the same bloodline, they were introduced in 1860 After the show, it began to mate with other breeds and developed different standard appearances.

From the fifth century BC to the first century BC, many Celts (Celtic) moved around Europe. Three of them came to Ireland. They brought livestock, dogs for herding livestock, and hunting dogs. . These races use a dialect called Q Gaelic, and Collie means "useful", so dogs that are useful to them are called Collie.

Irish zoologist WLC Martin described this kind of dog like this: observant and keen; hair is long and often furry; shapely, strong, beautiful in appearance, a bit like a wolf. It is believed that the Border Collie may have originated from the Basque Celtics.

Although the British collie dog was first discovered in Ireland, they were developed as sheepdogs in Scotland. The obvious answer can be found in the early history of Scotland.Ireland has lush grassy hillside land, so the Irish people tend to raise cattle and horses. Compared with Scotland, which is desolate and barren and has a harsh climate, the Scots have to raise sheep, which are easier to survive. The earliest sheep grazing in Scotland and the dogs that guarded the sheep were found in the Scottish Islands. These dogs originated from the dogs brought by the priests who migrated to Scotland from Ireland, and before the early Vikings invaded Scotland. It's over.

Until the end of the confrontation and struggle between tribes in the mountains and valleys, the Scots did not develop their natural resources. In such an environment, especially in the Highlands, people did not invest in agricultural production, and only grazing sheep was of great benefit to them. It's a better career. In the rugged geographical environment, people had to rely on dogs to help drive, gather, and watch livestock. I don’t know where the Highland Collie and the Lowland Sheepdog came from, but I do know the origin of modern sheepdogs. [4] They have the ability of “eye control”. Such ability It was developed and trained by shepherds who graze on the border of Scotland and England. Therefore, dogs with the ability of "eye control" are called "Border Collies".