Originally posted by cali
while that is true there are VERY few Familys for a border collie. with the right family yes, but admit it, VERY few family dogs live on a farm with work provided. and very few family dogs are involved in dog sports etc.. if you dont have real work for a BC or sports or something they need about 4 1 hour RUNS(walks are usless) a day. and there are not many familys willing to do that. they also need a LOT of mental stimulation, exersizing the body and ignoring the mind will not even come close to satifying the border collie
One of the families, as I said, was NOT a farm family, and yet they and the Border Collie were a perfect match. As I said, they were an active family, the dog got to run and play with the children, and keep track of them, and still would cuddle with them at bedtime. If you do not think keeping track of four active school-age children can be mentally stimulating enough for a Border Collie, try it yourself some time!

As I said, we do not know what criteria these people who created the list used, and I think it is not a good idea, as every family is different and every dog is different, albeit with some breed characteristic similarities.