How to Use border collie in a Sentence

border collie

noun
  • They're brought in at night by a border collie named Yukon.
    — Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • The first dog, a youngish black hound and border collie mix, is named Sharon.
    — Gene Weingarten, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2021
  • In a flash a border collie zips across the lawn, grabbing the pup and dashing out of harm's way.
    — Taylor Mead, House Beautiful, 15 Apr. 2019
  • Her border collie, Mae, leads the way up the steps and through the tattered screen door.
    — Noah Davis, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Jake the border collie was hit and killed by a motorist, who left his body laying alongside the road.
    — Lauren Ritchie, OrlandoSentinel.com, 7 June 2018
  • Some are excited and bold, such as Jake, a border collie who comes to train at the farm.
    — Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, 5 Aug. 2020
  • Herding in a border collie requires a great deal of training.
    — Benji Jones, Vox, 9 May 2025
  • The strange charm between border collie and sheep, leaf and wind, the two distant electrons.
    — Devin Powell, Discover Magazine, 31 May 2016
  • Theo is a 7½ year old border collie-poodle mix — a medium size dogs who’s cute and kind of fluffy.
    — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 June 2021
  • In the picture, the black and white border collie mix has one of his front legs stitched up while standing tall on the other three.
    — Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com, 3 Apr. 2022
  • Mackenzie Mackenzie is a black and white border collie who goes to school with Bluey.
    — Kara Nesvig, Parents, 11 Sep. 2024
  • And neither one of those had a border collie that won the Palm Dog prize at Cannes.
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2024
  • This husky-border collie mix is one of Pebbles' seven new pet siblings.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026
  • Watch the video to see a border collie doing her bit for the environment by picking up trash.
    — Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Their three-year-old border collie, Star, had been diagnosed with a partial tear in her knee.
    — Denise Coffey, Courant Community, 18 Oct. 2017
  • In the reel, a border collie seems to have taken on an unusual new habit from its feline housemate.
    — Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
  • And Ace, a 10-year-old border collie, is usually at his side.
    — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Nov. 2020
  • His dog, named Colusa (three parts corgi, one part border collie), scampers around the room.
    — Katy Steinmetz, Time, 7 Sep. 2017
  • The trainer and his border collie proved to be a crowd-pleaser all the way from their audition to their finale act.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The short hair threw her off, leading her to believe Belinda might have been a border collie mix.
    — Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Medium-sized dogs like border collies and beagles live 11-14 years.
    — Jennifer Nelson, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Although border collies are the most prevalent breed in the sport, some of the dogs are Australian shepherds or kelpies.
    — Scott Huddleston, ExpressNews.com, 16 Feb. 2020
  • Others, such as Cole’s border collie, Tibbie, can be a bit more reserved.
    — Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, 5 Aug. 2020
  • He's thought to be a border collie, but the vet couldn't tell his age as his teeth were completely ground down from years of chewing on the metal chain.
    — Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Tam, Card’s black-and-white border collie, had jumped in the trench and was poised to undertake an unauthorized dig.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Bulldog or border collie, barking or getting its belly rubbed, a dog can be many things while still remaining a dog.
    — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 7 Jan. 2026
  • After dinner, ranchers show off the abilities of their Border collies to muster mobs of sheep.
    — New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The largest great bustard recorded tipped the scales at more than 46 pounds—that’s slightly heavier than a full-size border collie.
    — National Geographic, 15 May 2018
  • Stardust Stardust, a border collie mix on Team Fluff, has a twinkle in her eye.
    — Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2023
  • When Raquel first saw Belinda, the rescue listed her as a border collie.
    — Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025

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