I-Border Collie iwuhlobo lwezinja olulungele ukuqeqeshwa. Kungashiwo ngaso leso sikhathi ukuthi asikho isidingo sokuqeqesha lezi zinja njengezinja ezilwa ezikwazi ukulimaza abantu nezinye izinja. Nokho, bangaqeqeshwa emaqenjini akhethekile ahlukahlukene ngaphandle kwalawo ayisisekelo.
Ama-Border Collies avame ukusetshenziswa njengabasizi kubantu abakhubazekile, asebekhulile, njengezinja eziqondisayo. Ungakwazi ukuqeqesha isilwane sakho ukuthi sikulethele ifoni, isikhwama semali, iziliphu - vele wenze ubuciko. Ekuqeqesheni, akumele usebenzise amandla angokwenyama, vele uthole isineke futhi ube nesineke, ube nomusa, futhi ube yinkosi engenzeleli.