He ʻīlio ʻīlio ka Border Collie i kūpono no ke aʻo ʻana. Hiki ke ʻōlelo koke ʻia ʻaʻohe kumu o ka hoʻomaʻamaʻa ʻana i kēia mau ʻīlio e like me nā ʻīlio hakakā e hiki ke hoʻopōʻino nui i nā kānaka a me nā ʻīlio ʻē aʻe. Eia nō naʻe, hiki iā lākou ke aʻo ʻia i nā hui kūikawā like ʻole ma waho o nā mea maʻamau.
Hoʻohana pinepine ʻia ʻo Border Collies ma ke ʻano he mau kōkua no ka poʻe kīnā, no ka poʻe ʻelemakule, ma ke ʻano he ʻīlio alakaʻi. Hiki iā ʻoe ke hoʻomaʻamaʻa i kāu pipi e lawe mai iā ʻoe i kelepona, ʻeke ʻeke, nā paʻipaʻi - e hana noʻonoʻo. I ka hoʻomaʻamaʻa ʻana, ʻaʻole e hoʻohana i ka ikaika kino, e loaʻa wale ke ahonui a noho mau, lokomaikaʻi, a me ka haku kaulike.