Border Collie Mix Labrador Retriever

The sire and dam in this breed are interchangeable i e.

Border collie mix labrador retriever. The mother can be either breed. In the case of a border collie lab mix a border collie and a labrador. The labrador retriever and border collie are both intelligent willing to work and energetic. The border collie labrador mix is a result of mating a labrador retriever with a border collie.

The labrador retriever and border collie mix is a generally healthy mixed breed. She is a happy and clever dog known for her participation in a variety of activities like competitive obedience agility drug detection search and rescue main trailing and police work. Like many of the other designer breeds the borador has come into existence within the last 10 to 20 years in north america. But it doesn t mean they re not susceptible to a lot of ailments.

I rescued a lab border collie mix who lived to be 17 yrs old. Unlike smaller designer breeds such as puggles. Boradors can still inherit diseases that border collies and labradors get. Designer breeds are basically when two purebred dogs are mixed together to parent a new hybrid dog.

However they channel their efforts in very different ways. If you adopt a border collie and labrador retriever mix it will take some time to learn which genes reign supreme. She was the best pup ever. As both of his parents have working backgrounds you could argue that the border collie lab mix is a working dog.

Whereas border collies are more commonly associated with sheep herding. They make a great mixed breed dog few dogs can match the size looks and personality of their parent breeds. Smart loyal and loving until the very end. Of course it only took me about 2 months to rescue a new lab border collie mix because even though i have two other adult dogs cocker spaniels who i love dearly i missed the energy in the house.

It is also known as borador border lab mix lab and collie mix etc. Labradors are often known for their gently and loving temperament. The borador is a medium to large sized dog that results from a border collie and labrador retriever breeding. Border collie lab mix is a medium to large sized cross breed resulting between a border collie and labrador retriever.