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May I cast a first vote for "Border collie", by the logic that "the Borders" is a name for a region, and we would write "When people see French poodles, they...".

AFTER we come to a consensus on this... or after, say, 2/2023, if no one has contested my arguement... getting the capitalization consistent thoughout the article might be worth the effort? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tkbwik (talk • contribs) 13:24, 12 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Would you reiterate your position? I don't see that it's presently on this talk page, and if it's already archived that could hamper the discussion. ~TPW 15:06, 26 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Standardised breed names should be capitalised, so the name should always be written as Border Collie except in quotes. Traumnovelle (talk) 18:43, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That's correct, details are at

MOS:LIFE. 184.152.68.190 (talk) 18:49, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply

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Life Span section

In this section it states: Additional causes of death are Collie eye anomaly Hip dysplasia Epilepsy Hearing loss[13] Elbow dysplasia Addison Disease It really isn't possible for a collie to die from hearing loss, or Elbow Dysplasia. The source indicates that these are more common in the breed and I will amendBobBadg (talk) 13:52, 21 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]