Did you know that some people consider Border Collies to be the smartest dog breed? In fact, we’re such great workers that we’re frequently cast in movies and television shows – but it probably has something to do with our dashing good looks, too! The movie Babe stars a Border Collie named Fly who trains a pig to herd sheep. Pretty pawesome, huh?

My breed’s history dates all the way back to the Roman Empire when the Romans invaded Britain, bringing livestock and big herding dogs with them. Now fast forward a few centuries to when the Vikings invaded. You know, the people who wore those funny hats with horns? Anyways, the small Viking spitz dogs mated with the big-boned Roman sheep dogs. The result was a pup pawfectly built for sheep herding – fast, focused, and stealthy. The ancestors of the Border Collie were officially born! Early on, we became the go-to doggo of Scottish, Welsh, and British farmers because of our herding instincts and working abilities. My ancestors could run 50 miles every day! Just thinking about it makes me sleepy. They knew what their owners wanted simply by looking at their hand signals and listening to their whistles. If any sheep got out of line, they would give him what’s called “the eye” – a good, hard, intimidating stare. Oh, you may be wondering about my name. Well, since we came from the border a