Due to their intelligence, this is an easy dog to train – but potential owners definitely shouldn’t mistake ‘easy to train’ for naturally well behaved! By nature, the Border Collie is a relentless herder, and so will try and round up children, other pets and indeed anything and everything they can find, while the Labrador is a working retriever who will need an outlet for this working behaviour.A Borador who is not given a suitable outlet for their passion for work can resort to destructive behaviour, nuisance barking and hyperactivity.This is a very active dog who is smart and busy and who will need training if you want any hopes of a quiet life! They are a joy to train as both breeds are intelligent and love working with their owner, but they will learn bad habits as quickly as good ones, so reward-based training should start early and be ongoing. Boradors are a great breed for dog sports such as agility or even gundog work and will love having an active job to do.Given they have a working background, they should be well socialised with cats (who they can learn to live with happily), but they should be watched with caution around other small animals and birds.