Yes. The Shetland Sheepdog is one of the leading breeds in agility competitions. As these dogs are originally bred to herd sheep, they have high energy levels and are talented athletes.
Yes. Shetland Sheepdogs do very well with cats.
Yes. Shelties rule the 12-16 inch classes! They are fast, intelligent, obedient, agile,and beautiful!
Not particularity, they are more of a herding breed.
Of course they are. They're very intelligent! You'll be glad to find more about them. Just click on: http://dogtime.com/shetland-sheepdog.htm...
Yes, they are awesome and good at everything
They do not even have behaviour problems... If a dog is socialized its a good dog, period.
Seem to be good, my rough collie is a legend
i love border Collie's ARE GREAT FOR AGILITY ! its like they are meant for agility! border collies will do excellent in trials, why? because they are fast, agile, and listen very very good
Technically, all dogs can be good agility dogs, it just requires training. Since dalmations are big and not square-body shaped, they should be pretty good, even though you dont usually see them on TV running courses.
yes they do make great pets. They are protective but wont bite just mainly loud barking to scare away dangerous people.
Herding breeds such as Australian Shepherds, Border Collies, Corgis, Australian Kelpies, Queensland Heelers, Australian Cattle Dogs, Shetland Sheepdogs, and others have a *tendency* to have the traits that make good agility dogs: Eagerness to work, agility, speed, trainability. However, not all dogs of these breeds necessarily have these traits, and there are many other breeds where some or many of the individual dogs might have these traits. For example, many Papillons are amazing at agility, and so are some Poodles (of all sizes). Other working breeds might have some or all of those traits, such as Dobermans, Golden Retrievers, Labrador Retrievers, Chesapeake bay retrievers, Springer Spaniels, and many others. Don't just get a dog for agility though, you need to be able to love it, even if it turns out hating agility. I have a dog agility course myself and a doberman she is still young so you must be very patient with your dog while doing the course.
English sheepdogs are very good with other pets and also with children.