Border Collie Owner’s Disbelief As They Finally Manage to ‘Tire Out’ Dog

In a viral TikTok video, a dog owner from the United Kingdom captured a moment she never thought possible—her border collie absolutely exhausted.

The clip shared on Sunday under the username @allycarterfit shows the once-relentless pup, Storm, barely able to keep his eyes open as he rests his head on his mom’s lap after a 14km hike through the Snowdon mountains.

“POV [point of view]: you finally tire out your border collie,” she wrote in the caption.

Storm did more than just walk around countryside tracks. He ran, zoomed, and even took a dip in the lake to celebrate the occasion.

“He flew past everyone like the mountains closed in 10 minutes,” the poster said in an update, explaining why the pup looked completely drained.

Border collies are known for their energy, and are often listed among the most active dog breeds. A Dogster article medically reviewed by Dr. Karyn Kanowski places them on top of the list of the most energetic dogs in the world.

Other pups that share similar energy levels include Belgian malinois, known for being versatile and hard-working; Dalmatians, who were first bred to be coach dogs; Brittany spaniels, known for their agility and hunting skills; and Australian shepherds, known for their exuberant personalities.

Australian cattle dogs, Siberian huskies, German shorthaired pointers, Jack Russell terriers, Weimaraners, Vizslas, Rhodesian Ridgeback, and Springer Spaniels are also very active and energetic breeds.

The video quickly went viral on social media and it has so far received over 13.5 million views and 3.2 million likes on the platform. From the comments, it seems many fellow border collie owners cannot believe what they’re seeing.

One user, Ernie, commented: “A tired border collie I didn’t know this was possible.”

Nananana wrote: “This is very dangerous. Now that he knows you are able to fulfill his energy needs he will be begging you to do it every week and he might have to live with happy memories all his life.”

Castrateallthemen added: “[First] time it’s happened in the history of [border] collies, like why isn’t mainstream media reporting on this!?”

Newsweek reached out to @allycarterfit for comment via email. We could not verify the details of the case.

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