I have a Border Collie and she doesn't have an 'off' switch. Always curious--never lazy. She smiles when excited and cries real tears when you scold her.
They're a handful for most people but have to be some of the most intelligent creatures ever created.
SGT C.
We had a visitor day before yesterday. This cute little black and wite border collie waltzed up to the front door and followed my husband into the house. (!!) She didn't know, sit, but could definitely flop down, and roll over to have her belly scratched. She was wet and smelled like "dog". (Obviously outside most of the time). She had on a collar that said her name was "Dixie". She responded to her name but she also responsed to hey you. Very friendly dog. I put her in the garage with water and everytime I opened the door, she rolled over. LOL We located Dixie's daddy through her rabies tag and her vet. He came and got her, said she was supposed to be in the fenced back yard with his other dog (that one was waiting on his front porch, LOL). I said to him "Dixie definitely has a way out!"
We had a Brittany Spaniel one time, no way could you keep her confined. She went over a 7 foot electric fence. You could hear "psst!" when she went over, but she went anyway. She was also fond of jumping on firecrackers which would blow her ears up and leave her face singed (I never thought she was the sharpest knife in the drawer)
She fainted! I am not making this up!
My dad felt so guilty that he would never discipline her again. She became a very smart, spoiled dog. (Although she really was mostly well-behaved.)