The Border Collie is more prone to flea allergies than many other breeds.

Border Collies are some of the most intelligent dogs in the world. These medium sized herding dogs are also excellent as agility dogs, Flydogs, Frisbee dogs and competitive obedience dogs. The breed looks very much like a miniature version of the Collie, although there are some differences. They have moderately long hair over the entire body and the tail while the legs and face are covered with much shorter hair. They do shed lightly during the year with heavier sheds seen in the spring and late summer months. The Border Collie is more prone to flea allergies than many other breeds. Routine flea treatments year round can prevent this issue. Talk to your vet about different options including topical applications and powders but be very careful with worming products and other medications. Your vet can test your dog for a possible genetic factor that can make using specific types of medications fatal. They respond well to positive reinforcement and require no punishment based training to understand just what you want. They can adjust to apartment life provided they have at least two 40 minute intensive exercise periods per day.