What are Border Collies like to live with?

[BORDER COLLIE LOVER]

I have 3 borders and am about to get another. They are all different but they are not hyper. Maybe, as with any pup, the first year they are a bit hyper. Right now they are all laying down in the apartment. We live in the country and they get to run a lot out here but there are days the dont and thats fine with them. They dont get into anything, they really love to be with their humans!

[BC_MoM]

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.

[Tralee]

Toby isn't neurotic, a freak or crazy (even though his nickname is crazy dog) He likes to herd people and dogs which many people find very odd, but thats what border collies are bred to do. The most frusterating thing is when people tease him by moving their hands so he chases the shadows. His compulsive behaviors are not allowed. They aren't as big of an issue as they used to be.