Standards - BORDER COLLIE BORDER COLLIE'S COLOURS Characteristics: The Border Collie is highly intelligent, with an instinctive tendency to work and is readily responsive to training. Its keen, alert and eager expression add to its intelligent appearance, whilst its loyal and faithful nature demonstrates that it is at all times kindly disposed towards stock. Any aspect of structure or temperament foreign to a working dog is uncharacteristic. General appearance: The general appearance shall be that of a well proportioned dog, the smooth outline showing quality, gracefulness and perfect balance, combined with sufficient substance to ensure that it is capable of enduring long periods of active duty in its intended task as a working sheep dog. Any tendency to coarseness or weediness is undesirable. More about Border Collie standards: Ears Eyes Head Mouth Neck Forequarters Feet Movement Hindquarters Colour Coat Tail Body Faults Size LUX.Ch,NED.CH.,German VDH Ch, German Club Ch, VDH-Europasieger 2004 Tonkory Valley Of The Storm