Dog thread!🐾

[Somewhere_In_The_Clouds]

I don't think weight is a very accurate way to do it. The variety in build can't do it.
I'm gonna say kelpie cause that's what I've got in my head currently. To me they're without a doubt a medium dog, but a healthy active working one may not weight very much at all. Potentially less then say a corgi.
I'm going to class it by height, with weight pulling some influence where necessary.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I don't think weight is a very accurate way to do it. The variety in build can't do it.
I'm gonna say kelpie cause that's what I've got in my head currently. To me they're without a doubt a medium dog, but a healthy active working one may not weight very much at all. Potentially less then say a corgi.
I'm going to class it by height, with weight pulling some influence where necessary.

See for me it’s not exclusively weight but mostly weight. Height does play a role too but corgis to me because of the weight and their body length and fluff are medium to me. As are BCs and Kelpies.

 

[fluffycrow]

But where is the cutoff point? Here is what the akc has to say about the wonderful Lancashire heeler

 

[ShrekDawg]

But where is the cutoff point? Here is what the akc has to say about the wonderful Lancashire heelerView attachment 3714846

Those are small too cause it’s less than 20 lbs

 

[fluffycrow]

Those are small too cause it’s less than 20 lbs

OK, so we just found a small dog breed that could be accepted in a herding trial, and pass with flying colours

 

[ShrekDawg]

OK, so we just found a small dog breed that could be accepted in a herding trial, and pass with flying colours

Hmm true! If they’re still being bred for working abilities

 

[fluffycrow]

Hmm true! If they’re still being bred for working abilities

Showline border collies pass AKC's herding ability test, I don't think the bar is set too high

 

[ShrekDawg]

Showline border collies pass AKC's herding ability test, I don't think the bar is set too high

Hmm true lol I wonder how they’d do in an actual trial

 

[fluffycrow]

Hmm true lol I wonder how they’d do in an actual trial

Yeah, not good. That's one of the main reasons there's not only a division in the BC lines, but also in their people. Here is a video of a Lancashire heeler working

 

[ShrekDawg]

Yeah, not good. That's one of the main reasons there's not only a division in the BC lines, but also in their people. Here is a video of a Lancashire heeler working

Yeah true. They call them
Barbie collies LOL and cute dog! And great song lol