can I keep a rough collie in a small apartment?
I also have a herding breed and I agree with LMC and dness2 – the size of your house isn’t the issue, the amount of exercise your dog gets is. Dogs rarely truly exercise themselves anyway (unless they have another dog to play with), so the size of the home/yard is fairly irrelevant, as long as the owner is prepared for dealing with the hassle of not having a fenced yard for late-night bathroom excursions. As long as the dog gets plenty of exercise (both mental and physical – herding dogs have been bred to work, and think about their work, you have to find an outlet for that brainpower – correctly-done clicker training is a very useful way to tire out your dog’s brain, and doing something active along with your obedience work, like agility, takes care of both the mental and physical exercise). Dogs like this need a job to do on nearly a daily basis, if you don’t give them one, they’ll find their own, and you may not like what they choose. Also keep in mind that herding breeds tend to be
