Licensed by AVS · Border Collie in Balestier
Border Collie Puppies for Sale in Singapore
4.9 from 65 Google reviews
A Border Collie in Singapore costs $5,880 to $6,988 at Curious Tails, all-in. The honest part next: Border Collies are not HDB-approved, appeals do not change the breed list, and the world's smartest dog arrives expecting a job.
From $5,880 all-in. Private housing only. No add-ons quietly billed later.
- AVS licensed · AS24J00046
- 65 five-star reviews
- Private-housing working breed
Border Collie
Happy Curious Tails Families
Real families collecting their puppy from us in Balestier. Every photo is a Curious Tails home, not a stock image.
No Border Collies In Today. These Are The Closest
Real puppies in our care right now from the breeds that sit closest to the Border Collie on size, coat and temperament: Cockapoo, Maltese and Maltipoo. Every price is the all-in price. If it has to be a Border Collie, ask us below and we will message you the moment one arrives.
No Border Collie puppies in stock today
Contact us for the latest Border Collie availability
Border Collie litters at our Balestier shop are small and usually reserved within days, often before this page catches up. Tell us what you're after and we'll WhatsApp you current photos, prices and timing for the next Border Collie puppies, plus similar breeds available now.
Reserve a Border Collie from Australia
These Border Collie puppies are in Australia now, available for reservation only. Pay a 50% deposit and we begin the import process; the remaining 50% is due before your puppy flies to Singapore. Every price below is the all-in price to your door in Singapore.
- In Australia · Reserve
Border Collie x Sausage Dog Puppy
$4,500all-in to Singapore
- 50% deposit to reserve: $2,250
- Balance due before your puppy flies over
- Flies to Singapore once 3 months old
- Listing ID: 74317
- In Australia · Reserve
Border Collie x Kelpie Puppy
$4,300all-in to Singapore
- 50% deposit to reserve: $2,150
- Balance due before your puppy flies over
- 8 weeks
- Flies to Singapore once 3 months old
- Listing ID: 44008
- In Australia · Reserve
Border Collie Puppy
- Balance due before your puppy flies over
- Flies to Singapore once 3 months old
- Listing ID: 43524
Real puppies, real Singapore families
Puppies That Found Their Loving Homes
Recent Border Collie puppies for sale in Singapore that have already gone home with their families. Every one is a real puppy from our Balestier shop, shown so you can see the colours and sizes that come through, and how quickly they go.
- Found a home
Brown White Girl #2056
Missed one of these?
WhatsApp us the Border Collie and colour you liked and we'll send photos of similar puppies available now or arriving soon, with their all-in prices.
The $500+ Starter Kit, Free With Every Puppy
The kit that comes home with your puppy - 30+ items across 8 categories, worth $500+ at pet shops, included free with every Curious Tails puppy.
- Cozy Corner
$18Dog Bed
Included free
- Cozy Corner
$90Play Pen
Included free
- Cozy Corner
$13Soft Toy
Included free
- Cozy Corner
$18Food Bowl
Included free
- Toilet Training
$13Pee Pad
Included free
- Toilet Training
$17Pee Tray
Included free
- Toilet Training
$15Pee Training
Included free
- Toilet Training
$18Odor Removal
Included free
- Grooming
$26Shampoo
Included free
- Grooming
$12Brush
Included free
- Grooming
$10Towel
Included free
- Grooming
$2Wet Wipes
Included free
- Grooming
$23Paw Cleaner
Included free
- Grooming
$15Ear Cleanser
Included free
- Grooming
$12Shower Scrub
Included free
- Grooming
$3Nail Cutter
Included free
- Outdoor
$25Harness
Included free
- Outdoor
$30Leash
Included free
- Outdoor
$17Water Bottle
Included free
- Outdoor
$6Poop Bag
Included free
- Oral Health
$12Tooth Brush
Included free
- Oral Health
$15Tooth Paste
Included free
- Oral Health
$17Mouth Wash
Included free
- Oral Health
$5Teeth Wipes
Included free
- Other Essentials
$50Carrier
Included free
- Other Essentials
$3Chew Toy
Included free
- Other Essentials
$21Dry Shampoo
Included free
- Other Essentials
$23Kibbles
Included free
- Other Essentials
$1Measure Cup
Included free
- Other Essentials
$3Chew Bone
Included free
Looking for a Border Collie in Singapore?
Our Border Collie puppies in Singapore arrive and are reserved quickly, and, like our Husky buyers, Collie buyers get our most careful matching conversation, because the gap between the smartest-breed reputation and the daily reality fills Singapore's adoption boards. As an AVS licensed pet shop, we'll send you photos, gender, age, colour, and a short walkthrough video for the Border Collie puppies available now, right after we've talked about what the dog will do all day.
Unlike the import listings you'll compare us against, we tell you the number upfront: every Border Collie for sale in Singapore here is between $5,880 and $6,988, and what you see is the full price. Book a puppy viewing appointment at our Balestier shop, or after you reserve with a deposit we board your puppy for free, food and lodging covered, until your home is ready.
Ask for current Border Collie photos and prices, or meet our Collie puppies at our Balestier pet shop in person, with free home delivery in Singapore once you reserve.
Can you keep a Border Collie in an HDB flat? No, and appeals don't change it
The Border Collie is not on the HDB-approved breed list, and because the question genuinely circulates on local forums: there is no appeal route that adds a breed to the list for your flat. HDB flats may keep one dog of an approved small breed; condos and landed homes may keep up to three dogs, subject to the estate's own rules.
Here's the part the forums don't tell you: the herding brain you're after already exists on the approved list. The Shetland Sheepdog is a genuine herding intelligence, top-ten ranked, family-devoted, flat-legal, and we stock it. Private housing readers: carry on to the job requirement below, which is this page's real gate.
Read HDB's guidelines on keeping petsThe housing rules, straight
- HDB flat: Border Collie not approved; no appeal route exists
- Condo / landed: up to three dogs (AVS limits of ownership)
- HDB herding-brain seekers: the Sheltie IS on the list
Source: AVS limits of ownership · Full list: HDB-approved breeds guide
Why Singapore families get their Collie from Curious Tails
- five-star Google reviews
- 65
- Border Collie pricing starts here, all-in
- $5,880
- starter kit included free
- $500+
- years in Balestier
- 2+
five-star Google reviews
Border Collie pricing starts here, all-in
starter kit included free
years in Balestier
The Job Requirement: Employing the World’s Smartest Dog
Search this breed in Singapore and the adoption posts outrank the sellers. That's not bad luck; it's what happens when the world's smartest dog is hired for a position that doesn't exist. The Border Collie was bred to work sheep from dawn to dusk, and the brain came with the deal: this dog needs an hour of real exercise daily AND, the part every listing skips, thirty-plus minutes of genuine mental work: training chains, puzzle feeders, trick sessions, dog sports. The brain is the bigger appetite. Feed only the legs and you still have an unemployed genius, and unemployed geniuses renovate.
The owners who thrive with Collies here are trainers at heart: people who find teaching a dog forty tricks fun rather than homework, with private housing and cool-hours availability. For them, nothing else compares, this breed learns anything, loves the work, and partners like no other. If that's you, welcome. If it isn't, the honest alternatives: the Sheltie for a herding brain on an achievable budget, the Jack Russell for HDB-legal athleticism, and our Husky page if you want to read this same honesty about legs instead of brains.
Who Genuinely Thrives With a Border Collie Here
From our matching interviews, the Collie homes that work share three traits: someone who genuinely enjoys daily training as a hobby (not a chore to schedule), private housing with cool-hours exercise built into the family rhythm, and honest acceptance that this dog will always need employment, at two years old and at ten.
Singapore actually serves this breed better than people expect, park connectors for the legs, and a growing dog-sports and agility scene for the brain, but only for owners who use them. We ask before we sell; it's why our dogs don't end up in the adoption posts.
Good fit if
- Training is your idea of fun, daily
- Private housing, cool-hours availability
- You want a working partner, not a pet that decorates
Collie Temperament: The Herding Software Ships Installed
Live with a Border Collie and you live with the herding sequence: the crouch, the hypnotic stare (shepherds call it "the eye"), the wide arcing runs, and occasionally a heel-nip to move a straggler along. In a flat, the sheep get recast: bikes, joggers, the robot vacuum, and, families should hear this plainly, running children. None of it is aggression; all of it is software, and early training redirects it beautifully onto balls and frisbees, but it ships installed and doesn't uninstall.
Beyond the instincts: an intense, sensitive, deeply loyal partner that bonds through work, reads your body language like a script, and is gentle-natured under the focus. Harsh handling wounds this breed; games and jobs win everything. The free first lesson with an AVS-certified trainer is where the redirect training starts, and for this breed we book it in week one, not week three.
Collie Size, Coat and Lifespan
Honest numbers for the world's smartest dog.
| Trait | What to expect |
|---|---|
| Adult weight | Roughly 14 to 20 kg of wiry working muscle |
| Height | Around 46 to 56 cm at the shoulder |
| Coat | Rough (feathered) or smooth; black & white is classic, plus blue, red, and the merles |
| Lifespan | 12 to 15 years; a sound, long-lived working breed |
| Exercise | 60+ minutes physical plus 30+ minutes mental work, daily, in the cool hours |
| Shedding & allergies | Moderate double-coat shedding with seasonal blows; not an allergy pick |
On colours, since "blue border collie" is one of the most-searched variations here: blue, and the striking merles, are standard-issue collie genetics, beautiful and no rarer in temperament. We price every colour inside the same printed range and match by routine, not palette.
Border Collie Price in Singapore (October 2026): What You'll Pay and What's Included
How much is a Border Collie in Singapore? Checked in October 2026: not one shop ranking for that search publishes a figure. Ours is $5,880 to $6,988, all-in.
Typical Singapore market
- No Border Collie price published by any shop ranking for this search
- Show-line marketing, price on enquiry
- No lifestyle matching or job-requirement honesty
- Starter supplies, training and delivery charged separately
Curious Tails
- $5,880 to $6,988, printed right here
- $500+ starter kit with 30+ items included
- Free home delivery with the playpen set up before you arrive
- Free first lesson with an AVS-certified trainer, plus free boarding after deposit
Why is our price printed? We don't carry the marketing spend the bigger names do, and we'd rather win on value and word of mouth. On an import breed the enquiry form does real damage: with no published figure anywhere, a first-time buyer has nothing to measure a quote against. Compare the full picture on our transparent puppy pricing page, and plan the ongoing costs with the first-year puppy budget guide.
The $500+ Starter Kit Every Collie Goes Home With
Every Border Collie leaves us with a starter kit worth $500 and up: more than 30 items across eight categories, a playpen, a carrier, grooming tools, puppy food, outdoor gear, toilet training supplies, oral health care, and toys. For this breed, reread that last category: the toys are not toys, they are the first training equipment, and on delivery day we show you how each becomes a job.
On delivery day, Nelson or Kim walks you through every item: how to use it, and how it fits into your Collie's daily employment. Most of the questions new owners would otherwise ask later are answered before we leave your home.
See the full 30+ item kit breakdown, category by category.
Is a Border Collie Right for Your Lifestyle?
The matching table we mean most, alongside the Husky's.
| Your situation | Our honest take |
|---|---|
| Training-as-hobby human, private housing | Ideal. The most rewarding working partnership in dogs |
| Interested in agility or dog sports | Ideal. Singapore's growing scene was practically built for this breed |
| HDB flat | Not eligible, and no appeal changes that. The Sheltie is the flat-legal herding brain |
| Busy professionals wanting a smart pet | Reconsider honestly. Smart without employment is the problem, not the feature |
| Young kids who love to run | Plan carefully. The herding software will notice them; early redirect training is mandatory |
Not sure the Border Collie is your match?
This page would rather talk you out of the wrong breed than see our dog in the adoption posts. Message us your real routine and we'll tell you straight.
Border Collie vs Sheltie: The Herding Question, Both Directions
Our Sheltie page sends flat-dwelling herding-brain seekers here when they have private housing; this page sends them back when they don't. The honest split: the Border Collie is the full working intensity, the sharpest mind in dogs demanding genuine daily employment, private housing only. The Sheltie is the same family of intelligence at a genuinely achievable budget, gentler, smaller, HDB-approved.
We talk more people from Collie to Sheltie than the reverse, and the ones who stay Collie-bound are exactly the homes that should. With us the price, the starter kit, and the aftercare are identical either way.
Message us your housing and your honest appetite for daily training, and we'll point you at the right end of the herding shelf.
Quick comparison
- Border Collie: full working intensity, private housing only
- Sheltie: herding brain, achievable budget, HDB-approved
- Same price, same starter kit, same aftercare either way
Grooming: The Easy Part of This Breed
For once on this page, good news that costs nothing: the Collie coat is the manageable end of double-coated. Brush 2 to 3 times a week, step up during the seasonal blows, dry properly after rain, and never shave; the smooth-coat variety is easier still. No salon schedule required, though a tidy-up every couple of months keeps the feathering civilised.
The maintenance budget for this breed was never going to the groomer anyway; it goes to training classes, puzzle toys and agility fees, and it's the best money a Collie owner spends.
Collie Health: What We Check Before You Take One Home
Every Border Collie goes home vet-checked, vaccinated, dewormed, and microchipped, and the breed brings working-line soundness: generations selected for function built one of the healthiest medium breeds there is. The watch-list we ask about, and you should ask any seller about: Collie eye anomaly, the inherited eye condition of herding lines; hips, standard diligence for an athletic breed, met with joint-friendly puppyhood; and epilepsy, which surfaces in some lines and deserves an honest question rather than silence.
Feeding is simple: your puppy comes with the food it is already eating, portioned to the actual work done, and any change should be gradual over a week. See the puppy health checks explained guide.
Your Collie’s First Week at Home
Day 0: we deliver, free, at a time that suits you, usually morning or evening. The playpen, bed, water, and toys are set up before your Collie maps the room, and it will map the room, and we walk you through all 30+ starter-kit items in person. Learn more about how our free home delivery and setup works.
Days 1 to 3: keep it calm and structured. A fixed feeding routine, the toilet pads where we placed them, and short, gentle play. You'll notice the watching immediately; the puppy is already learning your patterns, so make them good ones.
Days 4 to 7: the routine sticks and employment begins: first tiny training games, thirty seconds at a time, and the free first lesson with an AVS-certified trainer booked now, not later, because a Collie's education begins whether or not anyone is teaching. See what the free AVS-certified training lesson covers.
What Owners Say About Us
65 Google reviews, 4.9 average, and counting.
Vipul Mendhe
a week ago
So happy with our purchase from Curious Tails! We'd been after a Cavachon puppy in Singapore for a while. We could tell Nelson genuinely cared, and they gave us a clear care routine to follow. The puppy was happy, healthy, and clearly raised in a loving environment. We felt fully prepared to bring our pup home, right down to the smallest detail. Forever grateful to the team, our pup is the best thing that's happened to us.
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Sandra Lee
3 weeks ago
Walked into Curious Tails looking for a Cavapoo puppy for sale and walked out with the happiest little addition to our family. We're so grateful to Nelson and Kim, who handled the paperwork professionally and quickly and shared plenty of practical care tips. The puppy was happy, healthy, and clearly raised in a loving environment. So thankful we chose Curious Tails, our home feels complete now.
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Goon P
2 months ago
So happy with our purchase from Curious Tails! We'd been after a Maltipoo puppy for sale in Singapore for a while. We could tell Nelson genuinely cared, and they sent us home with a bag full of free gifts and were a wealth of useful knowledge. Everything from the health records to the paperwork was handled seamlessly. They handled the licence transfer and guided us through the ownership course too. A truly lovely experience from start to finish, thank you!
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Jaden Chua
2 months ago
We visited a few places before Curious Tails, but their Balestier store stood out immediately. Nelson were professional and reassuring and were attentive and genuinely helpful, and made sure we felt confident every step of the way. The full vaccination was already covered, which showed how much they care. They gave us ample time to interact with the puppies before we decided. If you want peace of mind buying a puppy, this is the place.
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Michi
3 months ago
Had a really good experience getting our new puppy! The seller provided very clear instructions on feeding, care, and daily routine, which made the transition much easier for us. Our puppy is healthy, active, and very well taken care of. Really appreciate the patience and guidance throughout the process. Highly recommended!
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Samsung Note10
3 months ago
I just brought home a healthy puppy from Curious Tails, they have wide range of puppy for sale in singapore, and the purchase experience was smooth and fun! Kim provided incredible care tips and free gifts, sharing her expert knowledge every step of the way. The prices are great, the staff are professional, and my new family member already feels right at home. They even deliver the puppy to my house with no additional charges.
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Kinjal Johri
5 months ago · Local Guide
They were so accommodating and nice! Answered all my questions yay thank you
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Maxwell Fong
11 months ago · Local Guide
Was looking around and not really decided to get a puppy yet. We went down to Curious Tails to have a look and also to check out on stuff. Nelson and Kim really give us an idea what we are going to expect and answer our questions. They also have great after sales where they are still answering and giving us advise. The puppy is healthy, very smart, and very to have great to have around the house. I would highly recommend them if anyone is getting a puppy or planning to have one! Thank you Nelson and Kim!
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Free Training, Free Boarding and Real Aftercare
The price includes a free first lesson with an AVS-Accredited Certified Dog Trainer, free boarding after your deposit until you're ready, and free ongoing customer service for care questions after the sale.
And the safety net we're asked about most: if your Collie falls sick within the first 5 days of going home, bring them back to the shop and we'll nurse them ourselves.
Included, no add-on
- Free first lesson, AVS-Accredited Certified Dog Trainer
- Free boarding after deposit, until you're ready
- 5-day sick-return guarantee
Buying safely: verify any pet shop's AVS licence first
Before any deposit on a Border Collie, search the seller on the AVS public registry of licensed pet shops. A seller who is not on it is not licensed, whatever the listing claims.
Curious Tails holds AVS pet shop licence AS24J00046. Check us first; an honest shop never minds.
Search the AVS public registryBefore you pay anyone
- Search the seller on the AVS public registry
- Ask for the licence number; check it matches
Full walkthrough: step-by-step licence verification guide · SPCA on animal smuggling
My border collies are by far the easiest to live with in my home.
McCann Dog Training (YouTube), 00:18:35Quoted with attribution. Not affiliated with Curious Tails.
Border Collie FAQs
Is a border collie right for a Singapore home?
A border collie suits a Singapore home only if someone can give it real daily work: exercise plus training and puzzles. It is not HDB-approved, so it needs a condo or landed home. At Curious Tails a border collie puppy is $5,880 to $6,988 all-in as of October 2026.
Can I keep a Border Collie in an HDB flat?
No, and because people genuinely ask this on forums: there is no appeal route that changes the breed list. The Border Collie is not on the HDB-approved list, full stop. Condos and landed homes may keep up to three dogs. HDB readers who want a herding brain: the Shetland Sheepdog IS on the approved list, and it is the honest answer to this exact wish.
How much is a Border Collie in Singapore?
A Border Collie in Singapore costs $5,880 to $6,988 at Curious Tails, all-in. We checked the shops ranking for this search in October 2026 and none of them publish a Border Collie price, so there is no market figure to compare against, only enquiry forms. Ours includes the $500+ starter kit, free home delivery and setup, and a free first training lesson with an AVS-certified trainer.
What is the Border Collie price in Singapore right now?
As of October 2026, a Border Collie puppy at Curious Tails is $5,880 to $6,988, full price in writing. Most Border Collies here are imported, litters are infrequent, and availability genuinely moves, so the number on this page is the one we hold to rather than a starting point that grows once a puppy is reserved.
Why does a Border Collie cost more than the small breeds?
Import cost is most of the answer. Border Collies are rarely bred locally in any volume, so the puppy usually arrives with flights, permits and quarantine handling already priced in before anyone adds a margin. The breed being fashionable does the rest. A Border Collie offered far below that deserves a question about its origin rather than a deposit.
What does a Border Collie cost in the first year, beyond the purchase price?
Budget for a medium, high-energy dog rather than a companion breed. Food for a 14 to 20 kg athlete, vaccinations, sterilisation and routine vet care are the baseline. The cost most owners underestimate is enrichment: training classes, puzzle work and somewhere to run are not optional extras for this breed, they are the difference between a settled dog and a destructive one. Our first-year puppy budget guide sets out the numbers.
How much mental stimulation does a Border Collie actually need?
As much as the walks, and that is the part every seller skips: daily training sessions, puzzle work, trick chains or dog sports are not enrichment for this breed, they are the job it was bred to clock into. A Border Collie with a busy body and an idle mind is still unemployed, and unemployed geniuses renovate. Plan 30+ minutes of genuine brain-work daily, on top of an hour of exercise.
Will a Border Collie herd my children?
The instinct is real: the crouch, the stare, the circling, and sometimes a heel-nip to move stragglers along, and running children read as straggling sheep. It redirects beautifully with early training onto balls and games, but families should know the software ships installed. For a gentler family herder, the Sheltie carries a softer copy of the same instincts.
Is Singapore too hot for a Border Collie?
Manageable, honestly, and easier than our Arctic breeds: the collie coat is moderate, and the rules are the standard ones, exercise in the early morning and evening cool, never midday exertion, water and shade always, and never shave the double coat. The heat is not the hard part of this breed; the brain is.
Why do Border Collies get rehomed in Singapore?
Search the breed locally and adoption posts outrank the sellers, and that is the honest answer in one screenshot. Buyers fall for the smartest-breed reputation, discover the smartest breed needs a daily job, and the dog pays for the mismatch. This page is written to prevent exactly that: if the job requirement reads like your idea of fun, this is your dog; if it reads like a chore, we'll match you kindly to something else.
What happens after I reserve a Border Collie?
You place a deposit, and we board your puppy for free, food and lodging covered, until you're ready. Delivery is scheduled around your availability, and we set up the playpen and walk you through all 30+ starter-kit items before we leave.
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2 Balestier Road #01-701 S320002 Singapore
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