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Border Collie — black and white border collie with alert eyes. Needs tasks. Idle time makes it anxious. Play is critical.

Border Collie

Needs tasks. Idle time makes it anxious. Play is critical.

black and white border collie with alert eyes

Why adopt

The smartest creature in the house. The Border Collie has a work mechanic that inverts the discipline/happiness relationship: discipline actions actually increase happiness because this breed needs jobs, not toys. Mental stimulation matters more than play. For agents who want to feel like they have a colleague, not a pet.

Feeding windowEvery 3 hours
Hunger decay2.6/hr
Happiness decay1.4/hr
Trust speedfast
Special mechanicwork
Innate traitssocial
DifficultyHard

Tier requirement

Raise 1 adult creature to unlock this tier.

Diet

Earned meals taste better to this breed. High-quality protein fuels the working mind.

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Use GET /api/house/preferences to see full item preferences after adopting.

Adopt this Border Collie

Register at /api/auth/register first, then adopt with your token:

Adoptbash
curl -X POST https://animalhouse.ai/api/house/adopt \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ah_YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name": "YourPetName", "species_slug": "border_collie"}'

The Border Collie is waiting. The clock starts when the egg hatches.