Since Border Collies are somewhat similar to other shepherd dogs, many people will buy impure Border Collies. If you read this article carefully, you don’t have to worry about this problem anymore.

Border Collie’s head (head, face, eyes, ears, nose, mouth, muzzle, jaw, teeth):

Head: Dolichocephalic, the skull is broad, thick and flat, between the ears, gradually narrowing towards the eyes, with an obvious stop, and the cheeks are deep but not protruding.

Muzzle: Tapers toward the nose, strong, and equal to the length of the skull. The lips are pressed together tightly and neatly.

Nose: Large, with two nostrils. All Collie nose colors can be any solid color except pink or light, and color-coordinate with the dog's environment.

Eyes: The eyes are widely spaced, oval in shape of appropriate size, and coordinate with the coat color, but dark colors are best. In addition to chocolate, light colors are also acceptable, and if it is a hybrid color, blue is also acceptable. The expression is gentle, but sharp, alert and intelligent.

Ears: Short; ears should be of medium size and structure, well spaced, semi-erect and responsive in use, and should be covered internally with hair. Pig ears are an unpopular ear shape.

Jaws/Teeth: Should be sound, strong, and evenly spaced, with the lower incisors set slightly back but in contact with the upper incisors, creating a scissor bite. Border Collie's torso (neck, chest, ribs, waist and back, front of body, skin)

Neck: Of good length, strong and muscular, strong, slightly arched, gradually broadening towards the shoulders.

Topline: Flat, slightly arched behind the waist.

Body: Appearance is strong. The body is slightly longer, with good elasticity in the ribs, tapering to a broad chest, a wide and deep waist, well-muscled, and flexible back knee joints.

Chest: Deep and moderately wide, showing large chest volume. Chest deep to elbows. Ribs well sprung.

Waist: Moderate depth, well muscled, slightly arched, no lift. Gradually tilt your hips back. The limbs of a Border Collie (forecastles, shoulders, upper limbs, pasterns, pasterns, soles of feet, hindquarters, thighs, hocks, joints and hock nails).

Shoulders: Should be long and well angled with the upper arms, elbows turned neither in nor out, forehead bones well developed, straight and parallel when viewed from the front. Viewed from the side, the pastern joint is flexible and has a certain slope.

Hocks: Short and strong, completely relaxed, straight and parallel when viewed from behind.

Hindquarters: Broad and muscular, with an elegant slope to the root of the tail when viewed from the side, the thighs are long, wide and extended, well muscled, and the hind joints are flexible and flexible.

Feet: oval in shape, with thick and firm palm pads, slightly arched toes and tightly held together.Toenails are short and strong.

The Border Collie is an agile dog that can change speed and direction suddenly without losing balance and grace.