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The Border Collie
originated in the border country
between Scotland and England. The
earliest reference to the working
sheepdog is from the 1500’s in John
Caius’s book, De
Canibus Britannicus (Treatise on
Englishe Dogges). While
farmers were using dogs to work
their livestock for hundreds of
years, the Border Collie as we know
it today can most notably date back
to 1893 with Adam Telfer’s dog, Old
Hemp, who was undefeated at trials
and sired more than 200 dogs, and an
unknown number of bitches. Old Hemp
was a model of the breed and,
because of his extensive breeding, a
large number of good working dogs
today can be traced back to him.
This page is currently being
rewritten. Please check back soon
for a more comprehensive history of
the Border Collie breed.
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