The Border Collie is a British breed of herding dog. It is kept mostly as a working sheep-herding dog or as a companion animal.
It is often used for livestock and farm work because of its stamina and herding abilities.
The breed was developed by Max von Stephanitz using various traditional German herding dogs from 1899. It was originally bred as a herding dog, for herding sheep.
Herding instincts and trainability can be measured at noncompetitive herding tests. Old English Sheepdogs that exhibit basic herding instincts can be trained to compete in herding trials.
They are good at herding and make great farm companions thanks to their easily trainable traits.
It is a good hand at farms as it performs herding well as it is biddable and responds well to training.
They are often used in herding and farm work as they are intelligent and highly trainable.