I-Border Collie yinja yenkonzo esebenzayo, efanelekileyo kakhulu kubomi belizwe. Kwindawo evaliweyo kwaye ngaphandle kokusebenza ngokwaneleyo komzimba, le nja iya kuziva ingonwabanga kwaye ibonise ukuthambekela okulimazayo. Zizinja ezikrelekrele kakhulu ezifunda ngokukhawuleza kwaye ziphendule kakuhle ekudunyisweni.
Ngenxa yokuthanda kwabo ukwalusa, iiBorder Collies zikholisa ukukhusela usapho kunye nommandla wazo, kwaye zenza izinja ezibalaseleyo zokulinda. Banokunyamekela abantwana entsatsheni. Nangona bevana kakuhle nabantwana kunye nezilwanyana zasekhaya abakhule nazo, bayakwazi ukurhoxa kwaye bacaphuke abantu abangabaziyo kwaye bazame ukubamba izithende zabo ngokungathi baya kuxhwila iigusha ukuba bazidlise.