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Dogs Outdoor portrait of a black and white Border Collie dog with alert ears and bright, expressive eyes against a blurred green background

So You Got a Border Collie: What to Know About Living with a Canine Genius

by Jeff Nenadic

Oftentimes considered the most intelligent of all breeds of dogs, the Border Collie originated in the English and Scottish border country, and is an excellent sheep herding dog. They were plentiful in numbers in England and Scotland during the 1800’s when they were used as fetching dogs in order to circle sheep herds and keep the animals close to the shepard. By 1873, sheepdogs known as