Available$5,880–$6,988 · Condo or landed, not HDB · AVS licence BR25052 · updated September 2026
Border Collie Puppy for Sale Singapore
Border Collie puppy for sale Singapore, the short answer: $5,880–$6,988 from Puppy Singapore, an AVS-licensed seller, vet-checked, vaccinated and microchipped under licence BR25052. At 14–20 kg the breed is not on HDB's approved list, and the demanding part is the mind rather than the size.
The rest covers the two DNA tests to ask a breeder for by name, and the honest version of what a working breed does in a household with no sheep in it.
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Found a homeBrown White Border Collie puppy
Female Female3 monthsNot HDB
Went home at $3,988
Ask about the next litterThe three facts that decide this breed for a Singapore buyer
Price: $5,880–$6,988
Published per breed before you enquire. Black and white, red, tricolour and blue all sit in the same band.
Housing: Not HDB-approved
This breed is absent from the HDB-approved breed list. A condo that permits dogs of this size, or landed.
The brain needs a job
Selected for working intelligence and nothing else. A bored Border Collie invents work, and you will not like the work it chooses.
Is a Border Collie allowed in an HDB flat?
No. The Border Collie is not on HDB's approved breed list, so this is a condo or landed dog at 14–20 kg. Size is only half the reason: a working breed selected to think all day needs a job every day, and a flat is the wrong setting for that even where the rules allow it.
How much does a Border Collie cost in Singapore?
A Border Collie puppy costs $5,880–$6,988 from an AVS-licensed seller. Every Border Collie puppy for sale Singapore listing on this site carries its price in public, before you enquire, and that is the price you pay.
What a Border Collie puppy price includes
- Vaccinations to date, in the booklet that goes home with the puppy.
- Deworming, at every vet visit through the schedule.
- A vet health check before the puppy is cleared to travel.
- A microchip, implanted and registered.
- Health certification and ancestry records, signed and dated.
- Kennel club registration where the litter qualifies.
What a Border Collie costs to keep, every month
| Line | Typical cost | What moves it |
|---|---|---|
| Food | $50 to $90 a month | A 14–20 kg active dog |
| Training and enrichment | A real line in this breed | Classes, sport, puzzles and the equipment that goes with them |
| Grooming | Low, a de-shed rather than a clip | The coat is brushed and never cut |
| AVS dog licence | $15 a year sterilised, $90 if not | Duration and sterilisation status, less a 10% online rebate |
The training line is the one that separates this breed from every other on the site. Our price hub publishes what each breed actually costs to buy and to keep, breed by breed.
Pricing, published
$5,880–$6,988
Published price for this breed (SGD).
- Vet health check & vaccinations to date
- Deworming (done with every vaccination visit)
- Health certification & ancestry records
- Microchipped before homecoming
- Door-to-door delivery available
Where a Border Collie's yearly cost actually goes
The two DNA tests to ask a Border Collie breeder for
Most health advice on breed pages is vague on purpose. This is not: two specific tests exist for this breed, both give a document rather than a reassurance, and neither is mentioned on any local Border Collie page we can find.
What to ask for, and what each answer gives you
MDR1: the result that should travel with your dog
MDR1 is a gene involved in keeping certain substances out of the brain. A mutation affecting it is well recognised in Border Collies and other herding breeds, and a dog carrying it can react badly to several common veterinary drugs at ordinary doses, including some parasite treatments and some anaesthetic agents.
It is one DNA test with an answer that never changes. What matters is that the answer is in the dog's file at every clinic that treats it, because the moment it counts is an emergency rather than a routine visit.
- Ask the breeder: have the parents been MDR1 tested, and may I see the results?
- Test your own dog if the answer is no. It is a cheek swab, and it is done once.
- Tell your vet and ask them to record it. Your vet decides treatment and dosing; the test tells them what they are working with.
- Carry it: a note on your phone is enough when you are at an unfamiliar clinic at midnight.
We publish no carrier frequency here, because we do not hold a figure we can stand behind. That the test exists and that the result belongs in the dog's file is the whole point.
The boredom problem, which is the real one
Border Collies are rarely rehomed for being difficult to exercise. They are rehomed for what they do when the exercise stops and the brain keeps going.
This breed was selected for centuries on working ability alone, which produced a dog that watches, anticipates and looks for the next task. Give it no task and it will pick one: herding the children, patrolling the window, dismantling something, or barking at a sound three floors down.
A tired body and a bored brain still produce a destructive dog. In this breed the thinking work is not optional enrichment, it is the exercise.
What to give a Border Collie instead of sheep
This is the practical half, and it is missing from every page on this search. Twenty to thirty focused minutes a day changes the dog you live with.
| What | How much | Why it works |
|---|---|---|
| Scentwork | 10 to 15 minutes, most days | Tires a dog faster than walking, and can be done indoors in the heat |
| Trick and obedience training | 2 short sessions a day | Short, structured, and this breed learns faster than you can teach |
| Food puzzles and shaping games | Every meal, if you like | Turns feeding into work rather than a bowl emptied in ninety seconds |
| Dog sport | Weekly, once grown | Agility, obedience or flyball give the dog a real job and you a class to attend |
| Fetch on repeat | Use sparingly | It builds arousal rather than settling it, and it is hard on growing joints |
Teaching an off switch matters as much as any of the above. A Border Collie that has learned to settle on a mat when the household is quiet is a dog that can live in a home rather than only in a field.
Heat and a dog that will not stop
Border Collies cope with the climate reasonably well for a medium double-coated breed. The problem is not the coat, it is the drive: a working dog does not stop when it should.
This one will keep fetching, keep running and keep offering to work past its own limit, which puts the responsibility on you rather than on the dog to call time.
- Exercise before sunrise and after sunset, and check the pavement with the back of your hand.
- Carry water and offer it before the dog looks like it needs it.
- Skip the session entirely on the hottest days and do scentwork indoors instead.
- Know heat stress: frantic panting, thick drool, unsteadiness or bright red gums means stop, cool the dog and call a vet.
Health: what to ask about before you pay
Border Collies are long-lived at 12–15 years. Four things are worth asking about, and two of them are the tests above.
MDR1
A DNA test with a lifelong answer that changes what your vet needs to know. Ask for the parents' results, and test your own dog if they were not done.
Eyes
Collie Eye Anomaly is recognised in collie breeds and is DNA-testable in the parents. Ask for the result rather than a reassurance.
Hips
Hip dysplasia is screened for in this breed. Ask what the parents were assessed for, and keep a growing puppy off repetitive high-impact games.
Epilepsy
A recognised concern in the breed. Ask whether any close relative has had seizures, and note that there is no simple test for it.
What a good seller answers without hesitating
- What is your AVS licence number, and may I look it up?
- Have the parents been MDR1 tested, and may I see the results?
- Have the parents been tested for Collie Eye Anomaly?
- What were the parents screened for, particularly the hips?
- May I see the vaccination booklet and the ancestry records?
What are the disadvantages of a Border Collie?
Written by a seller, so read the right-hand column with that in mind: it is the one that costs us sales when it is honest.
| Pros | Cons | |
|---|---|---|
| Housing | Fine in a condo that permits dogs of this size, or landed | Not permitted in an HDB flat |
| Trainability | Learns faster than almost any breed alive | Learns the things you did not mean to teach, just as fast |
| Energy | Endless, for an owner who wants a partner | Needs daily thinking work, not just walking |
| Temperament | Devoted, sensitive, deeply bonded | Sensitive to household tension, and can herd running children |
| Coat | Low grooming, never clipped | Sheds heavily, all year |
| Health | Long-lived and robust | Hips, eyes, epilepsy, and the MDR1 question |
Is a Border Collie a good family dog?
For an active family that trains, it is one of the best dogs there is. Two cautions are honest ones rather than deal-breakers.
| Household | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Active family, landed or large condo, trains regularly | Outstanding | A willing, brilliant partner for anyone who wants to do things with a dog |
| Experienced owner in a condo with a training habit | Workable | Everything depends on the thinking work actually happening daily |
| Family with small running children | Manage it early | The herding instinct can express itself as circling and nipping at movement |
| First-time owners | Not recommended | A dog that outthinks its owner is a hard first dog |
| HDB flat | No | Not on the approved list, and the wrong setting regardless |
Blue, red and merle: does colour change anything?
Not here. Black and white, red, tricolour and blue all sit in the same published band, and no pattern moves our price.
Merle patterns do command premiums in some markets, and there is a real reason to ask about them rather than to pay for them: breeding two merle dogs together carries a documented risk of deafness and eye defects in the puppies. Ask what both parents were.
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What comes with every Border Collie puppy
Vaccinations to date
Core doses at weeks 6 and 8 before homecoming, recorded in the booklet.
Deworming
Done at every vet visit through the schedule.
Vet health check
A licensed vet clears the puppy before it travels.
Microchip
Implanted and registered, and tied to your AVS dog licence.
Health certification
Written, signed and dated.
Ancestry records
Plus kennel club registration where the litter qualifies.
When your puppy comes home
The timeline is set by the vaccination schedule, not by us. Core vaccinations run at weeks 6, 8 and 12, with an optional dose at week 16, and deworming happens at every visit.
- Weeks 6 and 8: the first two core doses, at the farm.
- Around week 9: homecoming, a week after the second dose.
- Week 12, and optionally week 16: with you and your own vet.
- Year one onward: an annual booster.
The first month with a Border Collie
- Training starts on day one: the brain is already running, so give it something correct to do.
- Teach an off switch early: settling on a mat is a skill, and this breed does not learn it by accident.
- Cool-hour routine from the start: the habit is easier to build than to retrofit.
- No repetitive ball chasing on hard ground while the joints are still growing.
How to buy a Border Collie ethically in Singapore
- 1Settle the housing first. Confirm your condo or landed home permits a dog of this size before anything else happens.
- 2Check the licence. Border Collie Singapore breeders are licensed individually, so search the AVS public registry for the seller's number. Ours is BR25052, held by William Goh Pet Farm LLP.
- 3Ask for both DNA results. MDR1 and Collie Eye Anomaly, seen rather than described.
- 4See the puppy in person. Viewing is by appointment. Watch how the litter responds to a new sound and a new person, because sensitivity shows early.
Adoption, honestly
Border collie Singapore rescue is a real search, and this page explains why. Dogs of this breed are surrendered as adolescents by households that met the exercise and missed the thinking work.
- What you gain: a temperament you can already see, in a breed where temperament is the whole question.
- What you take on: habits formed in a home that could not keep up, which take patience rather than force to undo.
Who a Border Collie is not right for
- 1 Anyone in an HDB flat. Not a preference, a rule.
- 2 Anyone who wants a calm indoor dog. Calm is trainable here, and it is never the default.
- 3 Anyone who cannot train daily. Twenty minutes of thinking work is the minimum, not the ambition.
- 4 First-time owners. Not impossible, and not the easy start anyone deserves with a first dog.
About the breed
Bred on the Scottish and English borders to herd sheep by "the eye", the Border Collie was selected purely for working intelligence, making it the sharpest of all breeds.
The eye is the crouching stare a working collie uses to move sheep without touching them, and it is the reason the breed watches everything. Selection for work alone, over generations, is also why the temperament is what it is.
Border Collie compared with the breeds buyers weigh against it
Three of these four are not HDB-approved, so the comparison is about energy, coat and how much dog you want to be responsible for.
| Breed | HDB flat | Energy | Shedding | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Border Collie | No | Very high, needs a job | High | $5,880–$6,988 |
| Shetland Sheepdog | Yes, approved | High, and smaller | High | $4,988–$6,500 |
| Labrador Retriever | No | High | High | $4,588–$5,500 |
| Siberian Husky | No | Very high | Very high | $5,088–$6,088 |
If the herding brain appeals but the size and the housing rule do not, read how a Shetland Sheepdog compares: a smaller herding breed that is on the approved list.
Where the figures on this page come from
- AVS licence BR25052 and how to verify it: the NParks public registry of AVS-licensed pet breeders, checked 25 August 2026.
- The HDB answer: HDB's own pet rules, confirmed in a browser on 25 August 2026 (the host blocks automated requests).
- Puppy price range, adult weight and lifespan: this site's own breed data, reviewed 25 August 2026.
- MDR1, Collie Eye Anomaly, hips and epilepsy: the breed health notes maintained on this site. No carrier frequency or incidence figure appears for any of them, because we do not hold numbers we can stand behind. Nothing here is treatment advice: your own vet decides what to use and at what dose.
- Dog licence fees: the AVS licence fee page, read 2026-08-26. The published table these figures come from was headed "before 1 September 2026" and that date has now passed. AVS has scheduled a new fee table from 1 September 2026. Re-checked on the AVS fee page on 26 August 2026: the replacement had still not been published, and the live page still showed only the "before 1 September 2026" table, last updated 31 October 2025. Treat the figures as the last published schedule and check the AVS page before relying on them.
- Training and buyer-check guidance: Southend Dog Training, quoted above with links to the source videos and used for the reasoning rather than as an authority on this breed.
Figures last checked 25 August 2026.
Border Collie questions, answered
How much does a Border Collie cost in Singapore?
A Border Collie puppy from an AVS-licensed seller in Singapore costs $5,880–$6,988. The price includes vaccinations to date, deworming at every visit, a vet health check, a microchip, health certification and ancestry records. Colour does not change it.
Is a Border Collie allowed in an HDB flat?
No. The Border Collie is not on HDB’s approved breed list, so it needs a condo that permits dogs of this size or a landed home. Size is only half the reason: this is a working breed that needs a job every day, and a flat is the wrong setting for that even where the rules allow it.
What DNA tests should a Border Collie breeder have done?
Two are worth asking for by name. MDR1, because the result changes how a vet treats the dog for the rest of its life. And Collie Eye Anomaly, an inherited eye condition recognised in collie breeds and testable in the parents. Ask to see both results rather than hear that the parents are healthy.
What is MDR1 and why does it matter?
MDR1 is a gene involved in keeping certain drugs out of the brain. A mutation affecting it is well recognised in Border Collies and other herding breeds, and a dog that carries it can react badly to several common veterinary drugs at ordinary doses, including some parasite treatments and some anaesthetic agents. It is a single DNA test with a lifelong answer. Get it done, and make sure every vet who treats your dog has the result on file. Your own vet decides what to use and at what dose; the test simply tells them what they are working with.
What are the disadvantages of a Border Collie?
The brain, mostly. This breed was selected for working intelligence and it needs a job daily, which in Singapore means training rather than sheep. Add heavy shedding, real sensitivity to household tension, a herding instinct that can point at running children, and heat intolerance in a dog that will not stop by itself. None of that is a fault; all of it is a commitment.
Is a Border Collie a good family dog?
For an active family that trains, it is superb: devoted, quick and endlessly willing. The two cautions are honest ones. The herding instinct can express itself as circling and nipping at running children, which needs managing early. And the breed is sensitive, so a loud, chaotic household is harder on it than a calm one.
How much exercise does a Border Collie need in Singapore?
An hour or more of physical exercise daily in the cool hours, and just as importantly twenty to thirty minutes of thinking work. Scentwork, trick training, shaping games and food puzzles do more for this breed than another kilometre of walking. A tired body and a bored brain still produce a destructive dog.
Do Border Collies cope with Singapore’s heat?
Reasonably, with the routine built around it, and with one caveat that matters more than in most breeds: a working dog does not stop when it should. This one will keep fetching, keep running and keep going past its own limit, so the owner has to call time. Exercise before sunrise and after sunset, carry water, and skip the session entirely on the hottest days.
Does colour change the price of a Border Collie?
Not here. Black and white, red, tricolour and blue all sit in the same published band. Merle patterns command premiums in some markets, and breeding two merle dogs together carries a documented risk of deafness and eye defects, which is a reason to ask what both parents were rather than to pay more.
Are Border Collies good for first-time owners?
Usually not, and this is one of the few breeds where we would say so plainly. A first dog that outthinks its owner and needs a daily job is a hard start. If your heart is set on one, the way to make it work is a training class booked before the puppy comes home rather than after the first problem.
Do Border Collies shed a lot?
Yes, year-round, with heavier periods where the undercoat comes out in quantity. The coat itself is easy: brushing once or twice a week with an undercoat rake, no clipping, and a bath when it needs one. The vacuum does the rest of the work.
What comes with a Border Collie puppy?
Vaccinations to date with the booklet, deworming at every vet visit, a vet health check, a microchip, health certification and ancestry records, plus kennel club registration where the litter qualifies.