Dog breed guide
Border Collie
Dogs NSW describes the Border Collie as very intelligent and easily trained, with a coat that can mat during a coat drop if dead hair is not removed. The Royal Kennel Club lists grooming more than once a week and more than 2 hours of exercise a day. Both sources say it needs an engaged, active owner and a house with a garden.
Also searched as Border, Collie.
Border Collie at a glance
- Adult weight, male
- 14 to 25 kg
- Adult weight, female
- 12 to 23 kg
- Size
- Medium, 10 to 25 kg
- Height
- 46 to 53 cm
- Lifespan
- 12 to 15 years
- Coat
- moderately long or smooth, with a dense medium-textured topcoat and a soft dense undercoat
Ratings
Petboost editorial ratings from 1 to 5, drawn from the breed standard text under Sources. A breed with no basis in the sources for a rating shows none.
- Shedding
- Grooming effort
- Energy
- Trainability
- Suits an apartment
5 means it sheds heavily
5 means it needs the most grooming
5 means it needs a lot of exercise
5 means it learns quickly and eagerly
5 means it copes best in a small home
Next steps
- Find a local groomer or daycarePet businesses near you that take bookings online.
- Check a Border Collie puppy's weightWhere a puppy sits against the breed's adult range.
- Dog age in human yearsFrom a formula, not the seven-to-one rule.
Sources
- Petboost breed reference data, adult weight ranges (breed list snapshot).
- Dogs NSW, Border Collie, https://www.dogsnsw.org.au/breeds/browse-all-breeds/border-collie/, read 5 Oct 2026
- Dogs Australia, Border Collie, https://dogsaustralia.org.au/BrowseBreed/browse-a-breed/133/Border-Collie/, read 5 Oct 2026
- Royal Kennel Club, Border Collie, https://www.royalkennelclub.com/search/breeds-a-to-z/breeds/pastoral/border-collie/, read 5 Oct 2026
General information about the breed, not veterinary advice. Speak with your vet about your own pet.