There is much to love about the highly intelligent, energetic and keen-to-please nature of working dog breeds. Herding livestock, understanding phrases and reasoning to the level of a young child.

Researchers often measure canine intelligence by how quickly a dog learns a command and how reliably they obey it. Border ...

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Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 in this series. Border Collies have more than 500 years of breeding behind them and, while the exact origin of the breed is unknown, for the most part, you can ...