I-Border Collie iyinja yesevisi esebenzayo, efaneleka kakhulu impilo yezwe. Esikhaleni esivalekile futhi ngaphandle kokusebenza ngokomzimba okwanele, le nja izozizwa ingajabule futhi ibonise ukuthambekela okulimazayo. Ziyizinja ezihlakaniphe ngokwedlulele ezifunda ngokushesha futhi ziphendule kahle ekudunyisweni.
Ngenxa yemvelo yabo yokwelusa, ama-Border Collies athambekele ekuvikeleni umndeni kanye nendawo yawo, futhi enza izinja ezigadayo ezinhle kakhulu. Bangakwazi ukunakekela izingane emndenini. Nakuba bezwana kahle nezingane nezilwane ezifuywayo abakhule nazo, bayakwazi ukuhoxiswa futhi bacasukele abantu abangabazi futhi bazame ukubamba izithende njengokungathi babamba izimvu ukuze ziklabe.