Border Collie in Watercolor
by Barbara Keith
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Title
Border Collie in Watercolor
Artist
Barbara Keith
Medium
Painting - Watercolor And Watercolor Pencils On 140# Paper
Description
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The Border Collie is a dog breed developed in the Anglo-Scottish border region for use on farms to assist with the herding of livestock. Their intelligence has been observed as having an intuitive quality that goes well beyond basic instinct. Such sensitivity calls for an environment that engages their higher faculties; otherwise, they can become distressed. With this accounted for, they are excellent companion animals.
Typically extremely energetic, acrobatic and athletic, they frequently compete with great success in dog sports, in addition to their success in sheepdog trials, and are often cited as the most intelligent of all dogs.
History
The Border Collie is descended from droving dog breeds. The name for the breed came from its probable place of origin along the Scottish English borders. Mention of the "Collie" or "Colley" type first appeared toward the end of the 19th century, although the word "collie" indeed is older than this and has its origin in Lowland Scots dialects. Many of the best Border Collies today can be traced back to a dog known as Old Hemp.
In 1915, James Reid, Secretary of the International Sheep Dog Society in the United Kingdom first used the term "Border Collie" to distinguish those dogs registered by the ISDS from the Kennel Club's "Collie", which originally came from the same working stock but had developed a different, standardized appearance following its introduction to the show ring in 1860 (Wikipedia).
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February 21st, 2011
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Comments (35)
Laura's Creations
I meant painting !! It is so detailed that is why I thought it was a drawing but I see that you used watercolour pencils !!
Taphath Foose
Beautiful work, Barbara!!! CONGRATULATIONS, your work is featured in "Beautiful Watercolors"! I invite you to place it in the group's "Featured Image Archive" discussion thread and any other thread that is fitting!! đ
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group l/f/p
Jan Mulherin
Congratulations!! This stunning image has been selected to be featured for the week in the âArt for Ever with Youâ Group Home Page. You are welcome to add a preview of this featured image to the groupâs discussion post titled â2019 September: Stunning Group Featured Images and Thank-youâsâ for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. Also feel free to post your feature on our group Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/296998814248643/ Thank you for your participation in the group! ~Jan (September 30, 2019)