
Border Collies are amazing dogs! Just remember that they have no OFF button! You MUST keep them busy, especially when they are young which is about the first 12 YEARS.

If you do not provide the work and training that they need(whether you feel like it or not)they will make up stuff to do that you may not like so much. We have "puppy sat" for a wonderful border collie for most of her 9 years and she is sweet and very smart. However her owners have not done a thing with her and she is not only useless around stock(they call me to bring my cattle dogs over when their stock gets out. LOL)they have to lock her up to do anything as she'll be grabbing the noses on the cows and messing everything up.
Not her fault...she would have been a good dog if they had of put in the time and work with her that she needed..or, sent her off to a good trainer. She will drive you nuts with a stick, ball, rock, branch whatever and is forever throwing it in your face, on your feet(ouch!)or in your lap. My dogs love to play ball and frizbee but don't drive me crazy with them.
She has also worn a deep rut (about 14" deep!)around my whole property BOTH INSIDE THE FENCE AND OUTSIDE THE FENCE!!! She just runs and runs and runs. If she is staying with me she runs on the inside, if she is not, she runs around and around the 2 1/2 acres on the outside.)
I like dogs that are not so "driven" and can relax when I want to but are rarin' to go when I am.
Have fun...they are surely wonderful dogs..just be aware of what you are getting and use those brains that your pup will have..
LQ