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Do Border Collies make good pets?

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Border Collies can make good family pets, but only for those dogs that do not have the intense herding instincts and for the families prepared to deal with the ramifications of this behavior. To a Border Collie, a child is basically a sheep without much wool - a sheep in wolf's (kids) clothing if you will. read more

Posted by Alice Singer on Oct 17, 2011 in Border Collie Breed | 2 comments Border Collies are intelligent, kind, loving, energetic and amazing dogs, but this breed is certainly not for everyone. read more

Most Border Collies need many (very many) opportunities to vent their energy and to use their busy minds to do interesting things. I can't emphasize this enough. Otherwise you should expect to see chewed drywall and baseboards, the stuffing ripped out of sofas, escape attempts, and more. Border Collies were never intended to be simply household pets. read more

Border collies, like many working breeds, were developed to do a specific job. It didn't matter much what they looked like - long haired, short-haired, straight coat, wavy coat, black and white, tri-color, blue merle, flopped ears, prick ears, wide head, narrow head, long nose, shorter nose - as long as they could do the job. read more

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