Not surprisingly, people who own border collies feel passionately about the future of their breed. This web site takes a definite political stance: we oppose the registration of border collies with the American Kennel Club. Information about the battle with AKC can be found on this page. For a more detailed explanation of the history of this controversy, we recommend Donald McCaig's The Dog Wars.

A Short History of the Border Collie and the AKC

Into the Lion's Den: one sheepdog trialer attempts to educate an AKC conformation dog club about working border collies