The United States Border Collie Club, Inc. (USBCC) is dedicated to preserving the Border Collie as a working stock dog, opposing the showing, judging, and breeding of Border Collies based upon their appearance, promoting the breeding only of sound and healthy animals free of genetic defects, and encouraging Border Collie owners to work with their dogs in the many canine sports at which Border Collies excel. Our web page is provided as a service to the public with these aims in mind. We are one of the most comprehensive Border Collie sites on the web, and we continually seek to expand our content. Bookmark this page, come back often, and let us know what you think!
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A Quick Guide to Our Site
United States Border Collie Club: Contains everything
you'd ever want to know about the USBCC, including the club's history,
objectives, biographies of the board members, bylaws, activities, and
an application for membership. Also includes a detailed history of the
USBCC's battle to combat AKC registration.
Border Collie Basics: The place to go if you're
seeking general information about Border Collies. We offer a general overview
of the breed, an article about Border Collies as companions, information
on how to subscribe to Border Collie mailing lists on the Internet, and
links to other Border Collie sites on the World Wide Web.
Border Collie Activities: This page offers
information on some of the activities that one can do with a Border Collie,
including herding, agility, and even an article about a Hearing-Ear dog!
We also provide links to other sites on the Internet devoted to herding,
agility, flyball, obedience, tracking, search and rescue, Schutzhund,
and frisbee competition.
Border Collie Veterinary Information: Articles
and links concerning hip dysplasia, epilepsy, and eye diseases affecting
the border collie such as Progressive Retinal Atrophy (PRA) and Collie
Eye Anomaly (CEA). We even have information on Lyme Disease and Giardiasis.
Border Collie Breeding: Information on genetics,
as well as practical articles on producing a useful contract for selling
puppies and testing a litter of puppies for temperament. We provide links
to many other sites on the Internet, including CERF, OFA, the dog genome
project, and canine genetics.
Border Collie Culture: Personal anecdotes and
literary reflections on the way in which Border Collies touch the lives
of their people. Especially interesting is a selection of Donald McCaig's
writings, including ordering information for autographed copies of his
books.
Border Collie Library: A list of recommended
books, videos, and magazines about Border Collies. We also include a complete
list of all books published about Border Collies, as well as links to
other sites which provide libraries of stockdog materials and general
lists of dog books.
Border Collie Products: Merchandise offered
for sale by the USBCC, as well as links to other Border Collie products
on the web.
Border Collie Boards:
Post questions and share information about every aspect of border collies.
The Boards include general border collie discussion, health and genetics,
obedience and agility, politics and culture, sheepdog training and trialing,
trial results, and trial and clinic announcements. Let's hear from you
and your border collie!
This page is owned by Eileen Stein and is maintained by Heather L. Nadelman. For further information on the USBCC, Inc. or on Border Collies, contact info@bordercollie.org. Direct any queries regarding page construction and linkage to hln at littlehats dot net.
All material published on this website is copyrighted to the individual authors, artists and photographers who produced it, and permission must be secured before any material may be copied or republished. Contact Eileen Stein at eileen@bordercollie.org if you wish to use material on this site in any way. All rights reserved.
Last updated August 31, 2007