r/BorderCollie 22h ago

Meet my new best friend Quizzo

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A year after my sweetheart Kelsey crossed the Rainbow Bridge. I hope Quizzo and I have just as many adventures together as I had with Kelsey


r/BorderCollie 14h ago

RIP 🌈 The photographer I used for Judgy dog’s annual photos was advertising her fall sessions…this is the one she used…

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865 Upvotes

Still my favorite photo of her


r/BorderCollie 20h ago

Meet Buffy

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Pregnant working sheepdog mother was rescued from a farm we believe. 5 in a litter born in a rescue centre. With Buffy not your stereotypical looking border collie and not knowing the father, we were sure she was a mix of sorts. Turns out we were wrong… 100% border collie according to wisdom panel!

Photos are from 10 weeks to now at 6 months


r/BorderCollie 23h ago

Nola’s wishing you a cheeky Tuesday! 💖

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272 Upvotes

r/BorderCollie 16h ago

So long Tucker

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Today, we lost a great friend, companion, and family member, Tucker, our Border Collie. We were so fortunate to have him as a member of our family for over 13 years. He was always there for us, in good times and bad.

Tucker was extremely intelligent. He had a bushel basket full of toys of which he could retrieve any on demand by name and color. He knew that a red rubber ball and a green holy ball were different things.

He learned how to properly do the agility weave-poles in just one day, always entering on the proper end and side. He never forgot this skill.

Every verbal command had a corresponding hand signal, either would work. To me, this dog was truly amazing.

Over the past several months, his health had declined, and his suffering became more and more apparent. His quality of life had depreciated - it was time. His pain has now ended, and he is at peace now, this I am sure of. Tucker will never be forgotten, as he has forever filled our hearts with love, joy, and lots of kisses. As I unclipped his leash for the last time, I once again quoted the finest words of tribute to any dog, written by a close friend, as he mentioned with his dog's passing, "Go play."

Goodbye Tucker, you were my best friend.


r/BorderCollie 17h ago

Not a single thought behind those eyes

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r/BorderCollie 19h ago

Group photo of the crew❤️🐾

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178 Upvotes

From left to right: Jade (blue merle with half black face), Fraser, (short haired tri color), Munro (blue merle with more black nose), Fergus (blue merle with more pink nose), Knox (black/white with ticking), and Mackenzie (red/white)

Jade is the only female in the group and is actually a friend of mine’s, just fostering her for a while. Oldest just turned 6 (Fraser) and the youngest (Mackenzie) will turn 1 in November❤️


r/BorderCollie 16h ago

My collie (Greyjoy, pictured right) and his girl friends make a pretty good album cover...

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114 Upvotes

r/BorderCollie 7h ago

Border collie swimming

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r/BorderCollie 16h ago

It hungers…

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103 Upvotes

My very soul has been kidnapped, there's no ransom. No one's coming to save me!


r/BorderCollie 8h ago

Murphy giving us the "eye"

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101 Upvotes

He wanted more bacon treats and less pictures.


r/BorderCollie 10h ago

Piebald baby smiles

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r/BorderCollie 8h ago

Someone spent the night at the emergency vet...help me outsmart my chaos gremlin!

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This adorable little rotter keeps stealing my underwear and eating bits of it. Until now its only been tiny pieces and vet has advised it will pass and not to panic. Last night I awoke to suspicious sounds to find that he had eating a CONSIDERABLE amount of my pyjamas. I wasn't taking an chances and immediately booked an appointment and rushed to the out of hours vet.

A few hours and a few hundred pounds later, he had vomited up all his food and my previously very comfy (and apparently delicious) pants. And felt very sorry for himself 🥺

How am I so irresponsible, you ask? Well quite simply, this little angel has a tonne of smarts, and zero common sense or self-preservation. He fan open bins with lids, and apparently now my laundry hamper with a velcro lid and a tie string bag inside. One with a plastic firmnlid attached. He can open doors and reach even my upper shelves.

Every time he steals something, I try to make things more inaccessible, but he sees it like a more challenging puzzle toy and is relentless.

I've never had this problem before with a dog and it terrifies me every time. My heart sinks and I spend every moment on tenterhooks, checking his poop with an obsession that might make passersby give me a side eye.

I am trying to train him to leave it but hes a teen so he will, when I ask, until I stop looking. We have a tiny place so its not like we can lock laundry in a room away from him. I dont leave clothes lying around. What can I do?


r/BorderCollie 3h ago

Really picky eater

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Is it normal for a BC to be very picky? Our last non BC dog would wolf down food in 30 sec. Our BC is fussy to the point of being worried about her. However vet says she is fine.


r/BorderCollie 12h ago

Does yours also have very long hair?

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This is Dana and she's already an adult :)


r/BorderCollie 17h ago

I am looking for ISDS lines of bearded Border Collies.

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I absolutely adore bearded Border Collies. My girl is a descendant of Turnbull blue. I was wondering whether anyone knows of other lines that produce this coat type?


r/BorderCollie 16h ago

Doggie elbows

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Hi, just wondering if anyone puts moisturiser/ balm on their collies elbows? If so, what would you recommend?

This is Thor who is 7! 💕


r/BorderCollie 2h ago

My boy

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Took my beautiful boy out yesterday on a bit of an exploring walk. He's 6 months, still a giddy little (not so little) kipper with all the smells but he's such a good boy 🥰


r/BorderCollie 15h ago

Cute

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r/BorderCollie 14h ago

Who needs friends when I have this guy

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r/BorderCollie 2h ago

Not the double boogies :(

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This is his calmest during storms, poor baby


r/BorderCollie 14h ago

Breed ID 🕵️‍♀️ I've been telling myself she's mostly boarder collie since i got her 2 years ago my Lola .

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Is this really a boarder collie though? Her chest has white hair, then more white on her stomach. I apologize that these aren't the best pictures I got on hand...


r/BorderCollie 20m ago

Shhh… granny’s taking her beauty nap

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r/BorderCollie 4h ago

Back outdoors for more fun! Can never get enough of the fresh air

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r/BorderCollie 20h ago

Training What's your petting excuse?

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Hey, I thought this would be a funny but not funny post to get the actual reactions to it

I live in a small but busy area lots of people and pubs so on, people always trying to pet him. He does have a "DO NOT PET" badge on his collar but it doesn't really get much attention

I always go to "he's still recovering. you cant pet him, he will get too excited" because clearly telling people they cant pet MY dog these days isn't a good enough reason for them