Usually Border Collies live no longer than 16 years, but on occasionally they can live a few years longer.

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Yes, the collie will shed. It will shed a fair mount of hair. If you have one you might even find it in your own hair!

Collies is the plural of Collie which is a type of dog. A Collie is a sheepdog with long hair and has traditionally bred in Scotland. These are extremely intelligent dogs.

This is a herding breed so they are very energetic! They like to run and play a lot! They are very loyal to their owners. This is a breed for someone who will spend a lot of time with their dog and will provide a lot of physical and mental stimulation. If you have ever watched one with another dog, they will often try to "herd" the other dog.

Humans (ALTHOUGH it doesn't always seem that way)

Yes they can. Border Collies are one dog that shouldn't be cut short, but their hair thinned down to let the air at their skin. Border Collies are noted as being a beautiful breed because of their fur and intelligent look to their eyes (they are smart, but then you know that already.) You can buy thinning scissors from a good pet store. I have one. They look like scissors, but have serrated edged teeth along the inner edge and the tip of the two blades are rounded instead of pointed like regular scissors. Instead of having your Border Collie clipped short, use the thinning sheers and be sure to groom your pet with a good brush (one recommended by a groomer.)

no dog is aggressive unless you make it aggressive. :-\

if you mean a border collie then it will only become aggressive if it is bored.

if you are planning on getting a border collie make sure you have stuff to entertain it with.

my border terrier otto is smart and easy to train they are good at all kinds of tricks ...we taught him sit,wait,roll over,down, paw,shake,high-five,speak,kiss,dance,and how to jump through a hoop when he was only three months old...he is eight now and still can do it all...very smart breed

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Having had several of both - border collies are slightly more hyper than labs, though both are pretty doggone active breeds. Both are good escape artists too, if that's a concern for you. If you want a hyper dog, go with the border collie. Bred to herd sheep, they're better suited to expend more energy for a longer amount of time than the lab, who is bred to retrieve. BCs also have an edge in intelligence.

They usually bark when they are uncertain about something

Border collies are so smart because it runs through there blood they just naturally are probably because they are quick learners and love to work its true. my border collie learnt how to sit in an hour he new almost all tricks by 12 weeks.

Hi there, we have a male border collie at home he is just over 1 years old. He weighs about 14kgs. he gets out and about often. hope this helps

the ideal weight for a 5' female is between 96 and 125 pounds.

You could wash him/her every day, if you wanted. I do my border collie about every month or so. I think that the more you bath him/her, the more shedding comes off, so less shedding for a little while.

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Murphy Oil Soap (the kind you use to clean wood) is 100% natural vegetable oil, cleans the fur well, and leaves a wonderful and healthy shine. You can wash them anytime with this. Especially good for sensitive skin, too.

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a lot. they should go for a run everyday and they should have a big place to run around when you are busy

Well, on average, newborn pups open their eyes at about 2 weeks.

It is not true about if you raise them together from a young age. That is what we did with our cat and Border Collie, and our Border Collie repeatedly attacks our cat almost to the point of killing her.

A 9 month old Border Collie puppy should have about a half a cup of food a day. So, you could either put a forth of a cup in the morning and night, or a half cup once a day. It doesn't really matter.

Comparatively yes. Certainly they are less common than black and white Collies

Border collie's are very high in energy and need a big garden and toys to entertain them. Toys help to keep border colllies mentally stimulated. As border collies are very intelligant they need a lot of room to run around and play!