what is the difference between a border collie and a regular collie?

ok ill tell You what I do know they are very energetic and are herding animals. They are good with kids and love attention boarder collie r ok in side just as long a they have something to do .

Collie is another name for sheepdog.What most American's call a Collie is actually a Scotch Collie (AKA Lassie)They come in rough (longhair like Lassie) and smooth (shorthair)Smoothhttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/SmoothCollieTri2_wb.jpgRoughhttp://www.kennels.co.uk/images/P.RoughCollie.jpgA border collie is a smaller type collie from the same region (on the border of Scotland and England.) If you have ever seen the movie Babe, the dogs featured are border collies.http://www.photofunblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Border-Collie1.jpgThey need more than just something to do. BCs end up in shelters a lot for not being taken out for runs. Scotish collies usually have a lower need to get up and go (although many working lines still do) where a BC will keep going and going and going.

Thats a fail their the same thing

size, collies are lot taller, border collies are working dogs they love herding animals and usual have siky hair

http://www.bordercolliesociety.com/BC_Info/Articles/geninfo.htmThe Border Collie is probably the older of the two breeds, and is widely accepted as the prototype for many modern herding breeds, the Collie included. The BC is a bit smaller, weighing between 40 and 48 or 50 pounds usually, they are much more high energy than a Collie and are not great for inexperienced, or very busy, dog owners as they need lots of mental stimulation.http://www.collieclubofamerica.org/breed_history.htmlCollies are great dogs with kids, they are very gentle dogs and are usually pretty calm, especially after they reach about 3 years old. They tend to be very sweet tempered and good with trained, supervised children of all ages. They come in a Rough coated variety, like Lassie, and a smooth coated variety. Other than coat length the two are exactly the same breed which, when bred together, produce both coats in the same litter.