border collie
noun
often capitalized B
: any of a breed of medium-sized sheepdogs of British origin noted for their herding abilities
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In the reel, a border collie seems to have taken on an unusual new habit from its feline housemate.
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Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Though Ruka did everything in his power to keep me happy, his blue merle border collie brain had an affinity for rolling in anything dead, decaying, or otherwise putrid.
—The Editors, Outside, 26 Aug. 2025
Their movement resembles less the effortless agility of a border collie and more the stiff animation of an early South Park episode.
—Mack Degeurin Aug 20, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2025
Carolyn and her 9-year-old border collie, Hermes, was one of the first five K9 and handler teams to pass their field tests.
—Kailey Schuyler, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Though Ruka did everything in his power to keep me happy, his blue merle border collie brain had an affinity for rolling in anything dead, decaying, or otherwise putrid.
—The Editors, Outside, 26 Aug. 2025
Their movement resembles less the effortless agility of a border collie and more the stiff animation of an early South Park episode.
—Mack Degeurin Aug 20, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2025
Carolyn and her 9-year-old border collie, Hermes, was one of the first five K9 and handler teams to pass their field tests.
—Kailey Schuyler, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Border collie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/border%20collie. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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