Just listen to this sad but true tale.

A BC came to our training club nearly 2 years ago.  He was from working lines.  Lovely looking red boy but boy with serious problems.  He had severe brain damage it was found out later.  I also found out that every puppy from that litter was put down as they all had severe brain damage.

i wouldn't be surprised if the person who bred them was like the person here.  Didn't look into the lines, check the suitability with their dogs lines etc.

The owners of this male have kept him alive.  He is hardly able to walk.  Gets excited at the site of other dogs and wants to play but of course can't because his brain doesn't realise his restrictions.

I myself feel that he should of been put down a long time ago.  It is so sad seeing a dog that still has a brain with the working mentality that can't even stand let alone do the job his brain so crave.

I met a lovely BC puppy last year. Sociable, doing really well with his training an absolute joy to his owner. A while later his owner got another male pup, equally as handsome. Turns out he was the son of her older dog. She had used him at stud just before his first birthday. Whilst she was concentrating on training the pup the older dog became increasingly troublesome, particularly around other dogs and his relationship with his son is very rocky.

It could be just his age, the fact that another dog joined the household and he wasn't getting the attention, who knows, but she does regret letting him mate with her friend's bitch and believes it to be a contributary factor to his behaviour.

OMG....JUST LOOKED ON THE LINK FOR THE RESCUE ANIMALS CHOKED LOOKING AT ALL THE SAD WEE FACES OF THE DOGS I HAVE A BORDER COLLIE AND IT MAKES ME SAD AND ANGRY THAT SO MANY ARE IN SHELTERS THESE DOGS ARE EXTREMELY INTELLIGENT AND HAVE OODLES OF ENERGY ITS JUST NOT FAIR I CANT EVEN PUT MINE INTO KENNELS WHEN WE GO ON HOLIDAY WE GET SOMEONE (FAMILY ) TO STAY AT OURS WHILE WE ARE AWAY AND KEEP HIM TO HIS USUAL ROUTINE HE IS A BIG PART OF OUR FAMILY AND A CONSTANT COMPANION TO US AND ALWAYS MANAGES TO MAKE US LAUGH AT HIS ANTICS THERE ARE SO MANY GOOD DOGS NOT GETTING A CHANCE TO HAVE THIS KIND OF LIFE BECAUSE PEOPLE TAKE THEM ON AND THEN GET BORED WITH THEM HAVING A DOG IS A FULL TIME COMMITMENT AND THEY HAVE FEELINGS TOO    

Hiya Alan
            It looks like youve caused quite a stir in here ha ha Ive 3 Border collies all rescue all pedigree none i would breed from ... If you wanted to breed from your dogs you really should of went and bought breeding quality dogs from a well respected breeder ... No decent border collie owner would allow her bitch to mate with your dog if she cared at all about her dog and not with just the money she might get from the pups
Take care
              Dolly
                    xxx