Border Collie

Tenacious, hard-working, of great tractability. Keen, alert, responsive and intelligent. Neither nervous nor aggressive.

Few dogs are as work-oriented as the Border Collie. This is a dog that needs a job. He needs a lot of physical and mental activity every day to satisfy his quest for work. He enjoys being with his family. Its coat needs brushing or combing twice weekly.

The Border Collie has an inordinate amount of energy and requires more than physical exercise. They thrive on work, play, mental stimulation, and close contact with their owner and family. They are not recommended for apartment or city dwelling. They do best on a working farm or in a rural secluded setting where they are able to romp, run, and roam freely and safely.

Exercise, fenced yard, job or activity, socialization, training and a leash.

The Border Collie requires weekly brushing. Special attention should be given to the coat during shedding. Bathing or dry shampooing should only be done when necessary. This breed is prone to PRA, hip dysplasia, epilepsy, deafness, Collie Eye Anomaly, and allergies to fleas.

It is a breed well-known for its intelligence and desire to make pleasure to its master, for learning without difficulty. Through training and exercise it can achieve the higher competitive levels in varied sports like: agility, flyball, contest for the sheep flocks herded, training.

It needs weekly brushing for the fur to be trig and pleasant. It needs socialization, training, exercises. They are predisposed to a hereditary affection called progressive atrophy of the retina with symptoms that appear only between 3 and 5 years.

To be truly happy, a Border Collie needs a lot of ongoing attention, extensive daily exercise, and a job to do. Can become destructive if bored or ignored. The Border Collie can become neurotic if left alone for long periods, leading to many behavior prob