I honestly don't know where any of you get your Border Collies! The two I own (female is purebred, male is mixed with Collie) and all the ones I know are NOT neurotic, crazy, freaks, etc.

Border Collies are intense dogs. They need to have mind and body stimulation. They need good training. Most people with Border Collies that I know have gone to an obedience instructor that has owned a Border Collie in their life.

Molly is very intense. I call her a freak, but she's not..

I walk her 2 times a day, play tug/ball in the backyard several times a day, and throw a ball while I'm on the computer, or give her something to do every now and then inside and she's fine.