{"id":2418,"date":"2024-05-13T19:54:19","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T19:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/?p=2418"},"modified":"2024-05-13T20:07:26","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T20:07:26","slug":"border-collies-fun-facts-for-new-owners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/pet-tips\/border-collies-fun-facts-for-new-owners\/","title":{"rendered":"Border Collies: Fun Facts For New Owners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you\u2019re looking for an energetic, fun and loyal medium-sized dog that\u2019s great for families, then a Border Collie could be a perfect fit for you. Dog owners around the world adore this stunning herding breed, which was originally designed to herd sheep in the border counties between Scotland and England in the 1700s.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Border Collies make great pets, but they\u2019re not for the faint-hearted. Renowned as the smartest breed of dogs, these happy herders require regular exercise and lots of stimulation to stay happy and stop them from becoming destructive and loud.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re a new or potential Border Collie owner, then here are some fun facts you should know.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Border Collies Are High Energy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As a herding breed that was designed to undertake grueling work rounding up sheep and other livestock, Border Collies are high-energy dogs that require plenty of exercise and mental stimulation. If you don\u2019t live on a farm with sheep, you can still own a Border Collie, but you need to make sure you give them plenty to do to keep them occupied. That might include participating in dog sports, such as agility training with them, or taking them out for lots of long walks through different areas. As well as exercise, Border Collies also need a nutritious diet to keep them healthy. <a href=\"https:\/\/southenddogtraining.co.uk\/shop\/raw-dog-food\/\">Feeding them raw dog food<\/a> from top brands like Southend Dog Training can ensure that\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">They Come In Almost Every Colour<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Everyone\u2019s seen the classic black and white Border Collie, but you might not know that there are actually many different colors available. In fact, Border Collies come in practically every color mixed with white. There are no solid color Border Collies, but they come in a range of different colors and coat patterns, including red and white, tricolor, merle, and even blue (which is actually more of a grey in real life). These stunning dogs come in so many colors, but they all shed a lot. There are two coat types: long or short. The short-haired Border Collies need less grooming than their long-haired counterparts, so if you\u2019re concerned about grooming, consider looking for a shorter-haired variety when choosing a puppy or rescue dog.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">These Dogs Love Their Families<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Being a herding breed that spends most of the day taking instructions from its humans, Border Collies form very strong bonds with their families. They may suffer from separation anxiety if left alone for long periods of time, and this can lead them to become destructive or start barking frequently. As such, they work best for people who work from home or have their own business and can take the dog with them to work. Crate training a Border Collie as a puppy can be a massive help, as it can reduce stress if the dog has to be left for a short period.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Borders Are Just One Of Several Types Of Collie<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When people talk about Collies, many people think immediately of Border Collies because of their distinctive looks and popularity, particularly in the UK. However, there are actually several other Collie varieties, including Rough Collies, Smooth Collies, Bearded Collies and Shetland Sheepdogs, among others. Each type is a separate breed and has its own unique characteristics, so if a Border Collie isn\u2019t for you, you might be able to find another Collie that will fit perfectly into your home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re looking for an energetic, fun and loyal medium-sized dog that\u2019s great for families, then a Border Collie could be a perfect fit for you. Dog owners around the world adore this stunning herding breed, which was originally designed to herd sheep in the border counties between Scotland and England in the 1700s.&nbsp; Border [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2425,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[35,88,624,108,37],"class_list":{"0":"post-2418","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-pet-tips","8":"tag-dogs","9":"tag-pet","10":"tag-pet-parents","11":"tag-pet-tips","12":"tag-tips"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Border Collies: Fun Facts For New Owners | Petsies<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/pet-tips\/border-collies-fun-facts-for-new-owners\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Border Collies: Fun Facts For New Owners | Petsies\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"If you\u2019re looking for an energetic, fun and loyal medium-sized dog that\u2019s great for families, then a Border Collie could be a perfect fit for you. Dog owners around the world adore this stunning herding breed, which was originally designed to herd sheep in the border counties between Scotland and England in the 1700s.&nbsp; Border [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/pet-tips\/border-collies-fun-facts-for-new-owners\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Petsies\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-05-13T19:54:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-05-13T20:07:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/pexels-blue-bird-7210636.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"3360\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"5040\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Guest Blogs\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Guest Blogs\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/pet-tips\/border-collies-fun-facts-for-new-owners\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/pet-tips\/border-collies-fun-facts-for-new-owners\/\",\"name\":\"Border Collies: Fun Facts For New Owners | Petsies\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/pet-tips\/border-collies-fun-facts-for-new-owners\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/pet-tips\/border-collies-fun-facts-for-new-owners\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/pexels-blue-bird-7210636.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-05-13T19:54:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-05-13T20:07:26+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/766594fa6e161af520b9c33ecbe13afb\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/pet-tips\/border-collies-fun-facts-for-new-owners\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/pet-tips\/border-collies-fun-facts-for-new-owners\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/pet-tips\/border-collies-fun-facts-for-new-owners\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/pexels-blue-bird-7210636.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/pexels-blue-bird-7210636.jpg\",\"width\":720,\"height\":1080},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/pet-tips\/border-collies-fun-facts-for-new-owners\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Border Collies: Fun Facts For New Owners\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Petsies\",\"description\":\"Pet News, Tips, Gift Ideas &amp; Adorable Videos\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/766594fa6e161af520b9c33ecbe13afb\",\"name\":\"Guest Blogs\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/author\/emma\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Border Collies: Fun Facts For New Owners | Petsies","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/pet-tips\/border-collies-fun-facts-for-new-owners\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Border Collies: Fun Facts For New Owners | Petsies","og_description":"If you\u2019re looking for an energetic, fun and loyal medium-sized dog that\u2019s great for families, then a Border Collie could be a perfect fit for you. Dog owners around the world adore this stunning herding breed, which was originally designed to herd sheep in the border counties between Scotland and England in the 1700s.&nbsp; Border [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/pet-tips\/border-collies-fun-facts-for-new-owners\/","og_site_name":"Petsies","article_published_time":"2024-05-13T19:54:19+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-05-13T20:07:26+00:00","og_image":[{"width":3360,"height":5040,"url":"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/pexels-blue-bird-7210636.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Guest Blogs","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Guest Blogs","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/pet-tips\/border-collies-fun-facts-for-new-owners\/","url":"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/pet-tips\/border-collies-fun-facts-for-new-owners\/","name":"Border Collies: Fun Facts For New Owners | Petsies","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/pet-tips\/border-collies-fun-facts-for-new-owners\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/pet-tips\/border-collies-fun-facts-for-new-owners\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/pexels-blue-bird-7210636.jpg","datePublished":"2024-05-13T19:54:19+00:00","dateModified":"2024-05-13T20:07:26+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/766594fa6e161af520b9c33ecbe13afb"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/pet-tips\/border-collies-fun-facts-for-new-owners\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/pet-tips\/border-collies-fun-facts-for-new-owners\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/pet-tips\/border-collies-fun-facts-for-new-owners\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/pexels-blue-bird-7210636.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/pexels-blue-bird-7210636.jpg","width":720,"height":1080},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/pet-tips\/border-collies-fun-facts-for-new-owners\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Border Collies: Fun Facts For New Owners"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/","name":"Petsies","description":"Pet News, Tips, Gift Ideas &amp; Adorable Videos","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/766594fa6e161af520b9c33ecbe13afb","name":"Guest Blogs","url":"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/author\/emma\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2418"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2427,"href":"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418\/revisions\/2427"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mypetsies.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}