border collie
noun
often capitalized B
: any of a breed of medium-sized sheepdogs of British origin noted for their herding abilities
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web 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 His dog, a border collie named Saul, ran 200 yards and found two members of the search party, leading them back to his owner, according to the Facebook post. Zoe Sottile, CNN, 23 July 2022 On Wednesday, a 53-year-old man and his border collie Saul were camping in Tahoe National Forest when the man took a 70-foot fall off a ridge, breaking his hip and multiple ribs, according to an NCSSAR Facebook post. Emma Becker, PEOPLE.com, 19 July 2022 Read full article About seven hours later, volunteers with the Nevada County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue group came across Saul, a mostly black border collie, in the forest. Eduardo Medina, BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2022 Wallace isn’t a worker at Rhombus, but a 2-year-old border collie who frequently goes to the office a few days a week alongside his dog mom, Natalie Secco, since the office became pet-friendly during the pandemic. Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2021 But the 33-pound border collie is indisputably best at her main job—bossing the sheep around on a Florida farm. Jim Carlton, WSJ, 9 May 2022 Born in 2008, the likable, talented and smart border collie was adopted by Xander Stone and his family. Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 31 Aug. 2021 Ruby, an Australian shepherd/border collie mix, was the first shelter dog to train with the Rhode Island State Police. Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com, 16 May 2022 See More
Noah Davis, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2022 His dog, a border collie named Saul, ran 200 yards and found two members of the search party, leading them back to his owner, according to the Facebook post. Zoe Sottile, CNN, 23 July 2022 On Wednesday, a 53-year-old man and his border collie Saul were camping in Tahoe National Forest when the man took a 70-foot fall off a ridge, breaking his hip and multiple ribs, according to an NCSSAR Facebook post. Emma Becker, PEOPLE.com, 19 July 2022 Read full article About seven hours later, volunteers with the Nevada County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue group came across Saul, a mostly black border collie, in the forest. Eduardo Medina, BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2022 Wallace isn’t a worker at Rhombus, but a 2-year-old border collie who frequently goes to the office a few days a week alongside his dog mom, Natalie Secco, since the office became pet-friendly during the pandemic. Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2021 But the 33-pound border collie is indisputably best at her main job—bossing the sheep around on a Florida farm. Jim Carlton, WSJ, 9 May 2022 Born in 2008, the likable, talented and smart border collie was adopted by Xander Stone and his family. Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 31 Aug. 2021 Ruby, an Australian shepherd/border collie mix, was the first shelter dog to train with the Rhode Island State Police. Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com, 16 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1938, in the meaning defined above