Firstly I agree with the last post, Border Collies can be brill great dogs, the are ssoooo intelligent etc BUT in the wrong hands they can end up nervous wrecks, especially dogs like where I live (the Derbyshire countryside England) which are bred for herding sheep, many have a long line of working dogs in the parentage, they are bred to work and that is all they want to do. I would always say to someone wanting a BC, NOT to get one from a farmer, they don't always make good pets unless you have the time to devote to them, they where bred to work day after day on the hills with sheep, being the constant companion of the farmer.......not to live in a house, left on their own for hours etc.

OOPS I have gone on far to long ....sorry

My dream dog is the one I have now........Sasha a GSD + Mal.....whom I luv dearly

chris