Mr & Mrs. Border Collie

These guys are my second best friends, my husband being my first. This is Mr. Buddy on the left, and Mrs. Corky on the right. They are 14 & 13 yrs. old, Border Collies. I bred these two for years, and now they are spending their retirement blissfully following me around. Their intelligence, was what attracted me to this breed. We tried to count all the words/phases they understand, and stopped somewhere above 40. Often people ask my, aren't they hyper, don't they require a lot of activity? I think, if you have conversation with them, and involve them in whatever you do. If their "job" is to move pillows from one sofa to the other, that's good enough. Border Collies just want to be involved and feel like they are helping you out.