#16 Ngokomyinge, iBorder Collies zihlala ukusuka kwi-14 ukuya kwi-22 iminyaka. Izinja zolu hlobo zinokuthi: ukungeva kokuzalwa, ukubola kwe-cerebellar, ukuxhuzula, i-hip dysplasia kunye nezifo zamehlo ezahlukahlukeneyo.
#17 I-Border Collie yinja emnandi kwaye edlala kakhulu.
Ifanelekile kwiintsapho ezinabantwana abancinci. Inja inemvelaphi yokwalusa, ngoko iyakuthanda ukuhoya umntu okanye isenzela abaniniyo izinto ezithile. I-Border Collie ayifuni kukhathalelo. Inja ihlakaniphile kwaye inobuqili, kodwa inokuba liqili. Kubalulekile ukuba umniniyo ambonise igunya lakhe.