border collies in town?

[cali]

I have 2 and live in a big city. it can actually be easier in a city because you are not tempted to just let the dog outside and leave it to its own devices, which does not work for BCs anyway cuz they will just sit at the door and wait for you to come out too lol if I want to exersize my girls I HAVE to exersize as well, I can take them to a park and let them off leash and they will just stand beside me and look at me like "well come on, get on with it" lol the only reason farms are good for BCs is if they are WORKING on the farm.

[BC_MoM]

it can actually be easier in a city

That's true. I guess it depends, initially, what kind of home it is going to.

For example:
COUNTRY - going to a herding home, as long as the BC shows interest in herding, awesome option.

CITY - going to a sporting home, as long as the BC enjoys agility, etc.. another awesome option.

So, I guess it all depends on what you can do for the Border Collie!!!

[cloverfdx]

This is just my opinion but i would not have a BC solely as a pet in the city/ town, they need to work. If you can give the dog a job then that is fine .

[Alysser]

I wouldn't personalyl recommend a Border Collie in an apartment. My uncle tried that quite some time ago and it didn't work out. The BC had to strong of herding instincts for his cats to handle so he sent him off to a farm for work. Now the BC works on the farm and is very skilled at it. He LOVES it!

[BC_MoM]

I live in a city and I have two Border Collies as pets right now, and it's working fine.

As for BC's in apartments, it can work. A woman on a Border Collie board I am on owns 4 Border Collies and she lives in an apartment.. they're the craziest BC's I've ever seen, but no troubles whatsoever.

[AllAmericanPUP]

a dog can live anywhere as long as you give the dog the proper exercise it needs. obviously if someones idea of exercising a dog is to let it out in the back yard then a border collie certainly isnt the dog for them. but if a person is willing and able to take the dog on walks daily then i see no problem with a BC living in a town.

[BC_MoM]

a dog can live anywhere as long as you give the dog the proper exercise it needs. obviously if someones idea of exercising a dog is to let it out in the back yard then a border collie certainly isnt the dog for them. but if a person is willing and able to take the dog on walks daily then i see no problem with a BC living in a town.

Hehe, sorry to but in but Border Collies need more than just a daily walk.