#16 Ma ka awelika, ola ʻo Border Collies mai 14 a 22 mau makahiki. Loaʻa paha i nā ʻīlio o kēia ʻano: kuli congenital, degeneration cerebellar, epilepsy, hip dysplasia a me nā maʻi maka like ʻole.
#17 ʻO ka Border Collie he ʻīlio momona a pāʻani loa.
He kūpono no nā ʻohana me nā keiki liʻiliʻi. He kahu hipa ko ka ʻīlio, no laila makemake ʻo ia e nānā i kekahi a i ʻole e hana i kekahi mau hana no nā mea nona. ʻAʻole koi ka Border Collie i ka mālama. He akamai a maalea ka ʻīlio, akā hiki nō ke maalea. He mea nui i ka mea nāna e hōʻike iā ia i kona mana.