what about the weight issue- i owned a border terrier a few years back nice sized bitch decided to get it spayed after a few months it started to gain weight, no matter how much excercise or how little food she always stayed bulky, a friend of mine has a border collie his wife runs every day with the dog he takes it out the week end with the mountain bike and still the dog does,nt lose any weight. i,ll watch this has i,m planning on getting a cocker bitch i own a cocker dog and can,nt decide wether to get the dog cut or the bitch .
It could be that your friends need to look at the colli