Editing Collie (section)

=== Working type temperaments ===
A working member of a collie breed, such as the Border Collie, is an energetic and agile dog with great stamina. When in fit, working condition they are able to run all day without tiring, even over very rough or steep ground. Working collies display a keen intelligence for the job at hand and are instinctively highly motivated. They are often intensely loyal. Dogs of collie type or derivation occupy four of the first sixteen ranks in [[Stanley Coren]]'s ''[[The Intelligence of Dogs]]'', with the Border Collie being first.  These characteristics generally make working strains suitable for agility; in addition to herding work they are well suited to active sports such as [[sheepdog trial]]s, [[flyball]], [[disc dog]] and [[dog agility]].  Working strains have strong herding instincts, and some individuals can be single-minded to the point of obsessiveness.  Collies can compete in [[herding]] events.<ref name=Hartnagle-Taylor-2010>{{cite book |first1 = Jeanne Joy | last1 = Hartnagle-Taylor | first2 = Ty | last2 = Taylor |year = 2010 |title=Stockdog Savvy |publisher=Alpine Publications |isbn=978-1-57779-106-5}}</ref> Border Collies are used as search dogs in mountain rescue in Britain. They are particularly useful for searching large areas of hillside and avalanche debris. H.&nbsp;MacInnes believed that dark coated dogs are less prone to snow blindness.<ref>{{cite book |author=MacInnes, Hamish |year=1972 |title=International Mountain Rescue Handbook |place=London, UK |publisher=Constable |pages=47–63}}</ref>