Can you keep Border Collies inside?

Although he loves the great outdoors, the BC is by no means a yard dog. He is bred to work in partnership with people. If your Border Collie is a family pet, he needs to live indoors. Otherwise, he’ll be lonely, bored and destructive – and less, rather than more, likely to warn you of trouble.

Can Border Collies live in the city?

A Border collie can thrive in an apartment, small townhouse, or large suburban home if an owner is committed to dedicating time to exercise them where there is lack of space. A Border collie’s yard, if available, must be secured by a fence to prevent them from wandering.

Can you leave Border Collies home alone?

While there is no cut-and-dried rule for the maximum amount of time you can leave your collie alone at home, you must not leave your dog for 10 or 12 hours. That duration is too long for a single stretch. Still, some people would insist that they have always left their collies that long without issues.

Are Border Collies smart or dumb?

The Border Collie is widely considered to be the world’s smartest dog breed (with the Poodle coming in close second).

Are border collies crazy?

Without physical and mental stimulation, Border Collies become hyperactive and will drive you up the wall with obsessive and destructive behaviors as they seek creative outlets for their physical and mental energy.

Can a Border Collie live in an apartment?

A Border Collie may also be able to live in an apartment if they have a human companion that provides them exercise and MENTAL STIMULATION. Training, food toys, puzzle toys and games are all ways to provide mental stimulation to a working dog.

Can border collies be lazy?

My border collies were very lazy – atypical of the breed. But with some very typical BC behaviors. You have to understand, they were fairly bomb-proof in the latter half of their life – I don’t think the male was frightened by anything. But the female, every once in a while, she’d freak out over something.

Should I get a border collie?

Border Collies can make good family pets, but only for those dogs that do not have the intense herding instincts and for the families prepared to deal with the ramifications of this behavior. A child running across the backyard or out the front door is, to the dog, a sheep that has decided to break from the fold.

Are Border Collies smarter than cats?

All hail the Border Collie? Last year, a leading canine researcher crowned the breed the “most intelligent” type of dog. These researchers have found evolutionary evidence that dogs have evolved bigger brains than their feline counterparts and are therefore more intelligent.