Why do border collies and other herding breeds herd livestock? It is what they have been bred to do.
Why does my Chihuahua sleep 20 hours a day?
That’s what they were bred to do..........
My black lab/border collie mix herds US. Pushed my husband down the road if husband does not move appropriately.
This is it. I grew up in a family of dog and horse breeders. We had pointers to hunt birds, border collies to work livestock, coonhounds to hunt raccoons, foxhounds, and quarter horses bred to work and cut cattle. pit bulls have been selectively bred for aggression and fighting. Good breeding programs work, I’ve seen it my whole life.