Editing Border Collie (section)

==Notable Border Collies==

* [[Rico (dog)|Rico]], who was studied for recognising up to 200 objects by name. Another Border Collie, [[Betsy (dog)|Betsy]], was found to have a vocabulary of over 300 words.<ref>{{cite web|last=Morell |first=Virginia |title=National Geographic: Animal Minds |url=http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/03/animal-minds/virginia-morell-text/4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080226215228/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/03/animal-minds/virginia-morell-text/4 |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 February 2008 |date = March 2008|access-date=18 December 2009}}</ref>
* [[Chaser (dog)|Chaser]] had a vocabulary of 1,022 words, could reason by exclusion, and could recognise objects by the groups they belong to.<ref>{{cite journal |first1=John W. |last1=Pilley |first2=Alliston K. |last2=Reid |title=Border collie comprehends object names as verbal referents |journal=Behavioural Processes |volume=86 |issue=2 |date=2011 |pages=184–195 |doi=10.1016/j.beproc.2010.11.007 
 |pmid=21145379 |s2cid=18753940 |url=http://webs.wofford.edu/reidak/Pubs/Pilley%20and%20Reid%202011.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110112104629/http://webs.wofford.edu/reidak/Pubs/Pilley%20and%20Reid%202011.pdf |archive-date=2011-01-12 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-01-border-collie-comprehends.html|title=Border collie comprehends over 1,000 object names|work=physorg.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/science-environment-12067099/chaser-the-border-collie-knows-more-than-1000-words|title=Dog 'knows more than 1,000 words'|work=BBC News|access-date=2017-12-07}}</ref>
* [[Shep (British dog)|Shep]], who was the long-term companion to [[John Noakes]] of the [[BBC]]'s ''[[Blue Peter]]'' and Meg, companion of [[Matt Baker (presenter)|Matt Baker]], former presenter of the same show
* [[Shep (American dog)|Shep]] was also a dog that appeared at a [[railway station]] in 1936 and watched his dead master be loaded onto a train. He remained there, waiting for his master to return, for the next five and a half years. 
* [[Jean (dog)|Jean]], also known as the [[Vitagraph Studios|Vitagraph]] Dog, who was the first canine movie star (owned and trained by [[Laurence Trimble]])
* Bandit, the stray Scottish Border Collie from the TV series ''[[Little House on the Prairie (TV series)|Little House on the Prairie]]'', was [[Laura Ingalls Wilder|Laura Ingalls]]' second dog on the show.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tvacres.com/dogs_collies_bandit.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130204194314/http://www.tvacres.com/dogs_collies_bandit.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-02-04|title=TV ACRES: Dogs > Collie > Jeff as Bandit the dog (Little House on the…|date=2013-02-04|website=archive.fo|access-date=2019-04-29}}</ref>
* Tilly, a Border Collie who fled from a car crash in Idaho and was found two days later on a nearby farm, herding sheep<ref>{{cite news |last1=Free |first1=Cathy |title=A dog went missing after a car crash. He was found on an Idaho farm herding sheep. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2021/06/15/dog-idaho-crash-herding-sheep/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=15 June 2021}}</ref>
* Sheila, the first civilian dog ever awarded the PDSA [[Dickin Medal]], for her part in rescuing the crew of a B-17 Flying Fortress, which crashed into the [[Cheviot Hills]], [[Northumberland]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.adamandhemp.co.uk/the-border-collie-at-war/sheila-cheviot/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801030407/http://www.adamandhemp.co.uk/the-border-collie-at-war/sheila-cheviot/|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 August 2015|title=Sheila Cheviot – Recognition for the Border Collie's Heritage|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-29}}</ref>
* Dog, The main character of the [[New Zealand|New-Zealand]] [[comic strip]] '[[Footrot Flats|Footrot Flats']] and the movie [[Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale]]. Lives with his owner Wal Footrot on a sheep and cattle farm. His real name, chosen by Wal's Aunt Dolly, has never been revealed. 
* Mackenzie, a character from the Australian animated preschool TV series ''[[Bluey (TV series)|Bluey]]''. A Border Collie [[puppy|pup]] from New-Zealand living in [[Brisbane]] and best friends and classmate from the titular character, Bluey. 
* Fly and Rex, the two Border Collies living on farmer Hogget's farm in the 1995 film, [[Babe (film)|Babe]]. Fly is the surrogate mother to Babe the pig, the titular character, and Rex is her partner and very reluctant at the idea of Babe, a pig herding sheep. 
* ''[[Mr. Pickles]]'' the titular protagonist of the adult animated series. He is the Goodman family's pet Border Collie, the physical embodiment of the Devil, mass murderer and he loves to eat [[Pickled cucumber|pickles]].
* Zac, the Border Collie of David in the 1998 film [[Owd Bob (1998 film)|Owd Bob]]. 
* Matisse (portrayed by Mike the Dog), from the 1986 film [[Down and Out in Beverly Hills]].
* Bingo (portrayed by Lace, a female border collie) a circus dog and titular character from the 1991 film ''[[Bingo (1991 film)|Bingo]]''.
* [[Messi (dog)|Messi]], a Border Collie who starred as "Snoop" in ''[[Anatomy of a Fall]]''  and won the 2023 [[Palm Dog Award|Palm Dog]] award at the [[Cannes Film Festival]]<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Buchanan |first1=Kyle |last2=Nasseri |first2=Sinna |last3=Kisby |first3=Roger |date=2024-02-13 |title=At the Oscar Nominees Luncheon, He Fetched the Attention |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/12/movies/oscar-nominees-luncheon-red-carpet.html |access-date=2024-02-14 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
* Hurricane, a Border Collie, won [[America's Got Talent season 18|season 18]] of [[America's Got Talent]] with his trainer [[Adrian Stoica]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/americas-got-talent-2023-winner|work=NBC |title=America's Got Talent Winner of 2023: Where Are They Now? |date=26 March 2024 }}</ref>