Border Collies are considered extremely intellegent, however the last two we have are so completely different they may as well be different breeds.

Gyp: Typical BC, does not move from your side until given a command, totally faithful, dependable, reliable, fun, chases balls brings them back, works sheep for anybody beautifully.

Fly: Complete deliquent, steals food, sleeps on the sofa, ignors any command unless the word 'biscuit' is in the sentence, clears off home when she get board, will not venture outside in the dark, rain, cold weather, has to sit on front passenger seat of RangeRover, chases the horses (has been kicked twice - but still chases the same horse), hates sheep.

Both bitches, trained in exactly the same way by the same methods. In fact the only difference is one is from Worcestershire and the other is from Cornwall - and I'm not telling which is which. !!