Owning a border Collie

[Strawberrypie33]

So me and my partner think we are ready to own a dog, we are both financially stable both work, I'm part time so I do have time to walk a dog, entertain and groom when needed, my partner works from home on staggered shifts but tends to do 4 shifts and no more. We have children ages 13,12,6&3 all know how not to act around animals as family members have cats and dogs I've taught them to be kind and gentle so in not worried about that, only thing that worries me is the type of dog. We want a border Collie, obedient and some what easy to train, I've done some research and they do need a lot of active times in their day, what I'm asking is has anyone owned or own this type of breed and what is your typical day with one? Are they ok with children? Ect. I don't want to be rash with getting this breed and it not being suitable, I'm heavy on research first before I make a decision, any help will do, thank you.

Boarder collies should not be purchased as pets, they are working dogs and need to be mentally stimulated not just physically. I would choose a more suited breed.

When you say you live next to a field and have fields all round you, I presume you have the land owners permission to use these fields?

Yes, great dogs but they learn bad things fast as well as good things. You will need to be able to dedicate quite a few weeks at the start to fairly intense training, private trainer worked better than group training for us (ddog really wasn’t fussed by treats, the ball reward was too distracting for other dogs), you need to all do the same things for commands (hard with kids) and unlike many dogs, mines have also needed space, they are dogs that don’t want to be pestered constantly so their own room (eg utility room) is perfect. Mine wasn’t keen on working from home when that happened in 2020, would slope off under a bush or a bed to avoid the inevitable noise of 5 people in a house! Do your research, not really beginner level dogs

We had collies and they were great as teens but we had a big field they could race around and I took them every dayfor a good hour as well as walks. We had geese and chickens they would herd. And we took them to agility classes. They live semi outdoors in a penned area while we were out of the house with kennel. I wouldn't have them in standard family house with a small garden personally. I wouldn’t get one now as an adult as I don’t have the time. But yes they are the best dogs. So intelligent and loving and fun to train.