McNab
| McNab | ||
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| Not from the FCI recognized | ||
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medium-sized |
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not specified |
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The McNab is not from the FCI recognized dog breed in the United States.
Origin and history
The farmer McNab bred the dog named after him in California at the end of the 19th century . The ancestors of these dogs are Scottish Sheepdogs . The dog could be mistaken for a short-haired Border Collie , but the style of herding is completely different: upright posture, more aggressive, more energetic towards the sheep, the typical borderline “ eying ”, ie fixing, does not occur. As a dog breed, it is listed in the "National Stockdog Registry" in Indiana .
The main distribution area is California, outside the McNab is as good as unknown, therefore also rare.
description
The McNab is a medium-sized dog, light but strong and has a short, smooth coat. The ears stand and are slightly tilted forward at the tip. The predominant color is black and white, with black dominating.
Essence and use
The McNab is a well trained working dog , therefore ideal as a herding dog and is also used as a hunting dog .
Health
As with collies and border collies, the MDR1 defect occurs more frequently in McNab , which causes hypersensitivity to several drugs . In a 2008 study, 34 of 35 McNabs examined were carriers of the ABCB1-1Δ allele ( multidrug sensitivity ) and thus of the MDR1 defect.
credentials
- ^ KL Mealey and KM Meurs (2008): Breed distribution of the ABCB1-1Δ (multidrug sensitivity) polymorphism among dogs undergoing ABCB1 genotyping. JAVMA 233 (6): 921-4, PMID 18795852