词条 | border collie |
释义 | border collie breed of dog ![]() Border collies compete in trials under the auspices of a number of groups, the oldest being the International Sheepdog Society, which held its first international trial in Scotland in 1906. At a trial, a dog is expected to perform tasks such as bringing sheep to a handler and rounding sheep into a pen. The trial lasts for nine minutes, and each fault or error leads to a deduction from the 100 points the dog and handler have at the start of the trial (points can only be subtracted, not added). Handlers use verbal commands with the collies, such as “come bye” (move clockwise around the flock), “come away” (move counterclockwise around the flock), “look back” (shift your attention to another part of the flock), and “that'll do” (essentially a command for the dog to come, it means the herding is finished). Border collies are known for glaring at sheep in order to intimidate the stock into doing what they want; this trait is known as “eye” and comes perhaps from the collie's wolf ancestor who stares down a victim and establishes dominance before attacking. |
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