Border Collie vs Mudi

A Border Collie
Photo: Horacio Cambeiro
A Mudi
Photo: The original uploader was Lily15 at Hungarian Wikipedia.

Side by side

Border Collie
Mudi
Adult weight
Males 14–25 kg (31–55 lb); females 12–19 kg (26–42 lb) (breed club figure)1
Males 11–15 kg (24–33 lb); females 8–12 kg (18–26 lb) (breed club figure)2
Lifespan
Median 13.1 years3
No sourced figure
Fully grown
11 months, both sexes4
10 months, both sexes4
Group
Sheepdogs & cattledogs5
Sheepdogs & cattledogs6
Coat
Long coat or short coat5
Wavy coat6
Shedding
Moults most as the seasons change
Sheds through the year
Grooming
No sourced figure
Brushing a few times a week
Exercise
Plenty
Health
Balance disorder (more likely); Joint wear-and-tear arthritis in the limbs (slightly more likely)7,8
No sourced figure
Class
Working
Working

Which suits you

Size
The Border Collie is larger on average: about 18 kg (39 lb) as an adult, against 12 kg (25 lb) for the Mudi.
Shedding
Their coats shed differently: the Border Collie moults most as the seasons change, the Mudi sheds through the year.
Temperament
They differ most on affection (Border Collie: likes its own space; Mudi: affectionate on its own terms) and on voice (Border Collie: barks to alert, then settles; Mudi: very vocal).
Alike
Both are rated the same on independence: keen to work with you.
Neither is the better dog in general. Which suits you depends on your home, your days and the care you can give.
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What they're like

Border Collie
Sheepdogs & cattledogs · Medium

In temperament it learns quickly, concentrates hard and pays close attention to its handler.

Mudi
Sheepdogs & cattledogs · Medium

In temperament it is lively, alert and quick to learn, close to its own people and reserved with strangers, and it barks readily, which makes it a watchful guard.

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Breed traits

Day to day
Border Collie
Mudi
Activity
Needs lots of exercise
Needs lots of exercise
Intelligence
Needs daily brain work
Needs daily brain work
Handler demand
Needs an experienced owner
Needs an experienced owner
With people
Border Collie
Mudi
Affection
Differs
Likes its own space
Affectionate on its own terms
Loyalty
Sticks close to its people
Sticks close to its people
Independence
Keen to work with you
Keen to work with you
Around the home
Border Collie
Mudi
Sensitivity
Needs a calm, predictable home
Needs a calm, predictable home
Voice
Differs
Barks to alert, then settles
Very vocal
Prey drive
Chases; needs managing
Chases; needs managing
Breed explains only about 9% of how individual dogs differ in behaviour9. Meet the dog. A good breeder breeds for temperament as well as health, and matches each puppy's personality to the right home10,11.

Puppy growth

Reference curves · both sexes
The Border Collie grows to the heavier adult, about 19 kg against the Mudi's 12 kg.
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Sources

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