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Border Collie: Quick Facts

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Also Known As Highland Collie • Scotch Collie • Border • Welsh Sheepdog • Northern Sheepdog

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A black and white border collie stands in profile on a gravel path, showing its long fur and alert posture.
A black and white border collie leaps over a horizontal bar during an outdoor agility competition on grass.
Border collie.
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