Yes, with normal effort honestly applied. The Bordoodle record reads 4 out of 5 for trainability, 4 of 5 for energy and 3 of 5 for barking, a profile of a dog that is engaged, vocal about its opinions and very teachable. The Bordoodle is a Designer Cross dog of 30 to 60 lb, and nothing in its build or history works against an owner who shows up daily with a plan and a pocket of rewards.
The record's train score sits near the top of this site, and reward based, varied training produces remarkable results in agility, obedience, scent work and trick training. Bordoodles are among the most trainable crosses in existence: two elite brains, eager temperaments and real work drive. Harsh methods are pointless with a dog this perceptive; clarity, warmth and interesting problems build a partnership that owners describe as working with a very cheerful colleague. Crossing the Border Collie with the Poodle in the United States produced the Bordoodle, one of the designer crosses of recent decades. The Bordoodle crosses the Border Collie with the Poodle, aiming for a family dog with the best of both.
The record in one paragraph: trainability 4 out of 5, energy 4 of 5, barking 3 of 5, grooming effort 5 of 5. The Bordoodle needs 45 to 90 minutes of exercise a day, stands 16 to 22 inches, weighs 30 to 60 lb and lives 12 to 15 years. A high energy, highly trainable dog is a joy with structure and a whirlwind without it, while a calmer dog at the same score simply learns in a lower gear. The Bordoodle's Designer Cross heritage, from United States (Border Collie x Poodle), supplies the why behind the numbers: the breed's original work decided what it pays attention to, and modern training succeeds when it pays in that currency.
The difficulty with a fast learner is precision, not comprehension. A Bordoodle will learn a sloppy cue as happily as a clean one, generalize your inconsistency across the whole house, and invent variations when a session gets repetitive. The breed's exercise need, 45 to 90 minutes a day, is only partly physical; a large share of it is cognitive. Trick training, scent games and dog sports are not enrichment extras for this breed, they are the mechanism that keeps a 4 out of 5 trainability score pointed at your goals instead of its own.
The priorities are recall, lead manners, a settle that can interrupt herding focus, polite greetings, and cooperative care for the grooming table. Old Bordoodles stay bright, devoted and involved, out thinking the household gently to the end.
Puppies are enchanting, quicksilver charmers; adults are funny, devoted partners whose learning speed startles even Collie people, provided the day includes real work for the brain.
The comparison set on the record sharpens the picture. The Bordoodle's closest matches here, the Huskypoo, the Aussiedoodle and the Irish Doodle, carry their own trainability scores, and the spread across that shortlist shows how much the score can move inside one build and coat type. The Bordoodle's 4 out of 5 is its own: plan lessons from it, not from a lookalike's reputation, because two similar breeds can be very different students.
Build the day around the record: 45 to 90 minutes of exercise, with training folded inside it rather than bolted on. Five minutes of cues before breakfast, a recall game mid walk, two minutes of settle practice in the evening teaches more than a weekly marathon, because the Bordoodle learns in repetitions spread across real life. Puppies need the same shape at a smaller scale, with the breed's growth stages respected: joints and attention spans are both unfinished in the first year, and the 12 to 15 year lifespan rewards owners who pace the early work. Keep rest days genuinely restful: consolidation happens off duty, and a 4 out of 5 breed returns from them sharper, not rustier.
No score lives alone on the record. Alongside trainability at 4 out of 5, the Bordoodle carries With enough exercise for apartment life and a coat recorded as Usually wavy or curly and low shedding from the Poodle side, though a Bordoodle that takes after the Border Collie parent can carry a straighter, double textured coat that sheds more. Its health watch points, Conditions inherited from either parent, Collie eye anomaly (Border Collie side) and Hip dysplasia, are the reason this page keeps saying adapt the plan as the dog ages, with senior status arriving around age 8 years. None of that changes the headline score, 4 out of 5; it explains why the same score produces a puppy class star at one age and a careful, deliberate older student at another.
Read the record as a trainer does. Trainability 4 out of 5; energy 4 of 5; barking 3 of 5; grooming 5 of 5; shedding 1 of 5. Height 16 to 22 inches and weight 30 to 60 lb decide the physical side of the work, from jump heights to how much dog is pulling on the other end of a loose lead lesson. Senior age arrives around 8 years years, and training does not retire when it does: older Bordoodles keep learning, more slowly and with joints in mind, for the whole of their 12 to 15 year span. Budget the treats, schedule the 45 to 90 minutes, and the record's other numbers take care of themselves.
Classes help this breed twice over: the instruction, and the controlled room full of other dogs and people to practice around, given its record reads Friendly with strangers. The Bordoodle's own numbers frame it: trainability 4 out of 5 alongside energy 4 out of 5 is a specific combination, and it produces a specific kind of student rather than a generic one. At 4 out of 5 for trainability, a good force free class gives the owner more than the dog, a system, a sequence and feedback on timing. Private lessons suit owners working on a specific problem. What the breed does not need is a heavy hand: board and train programs built on punishment are a poor match for the Bordoodle's temperament and a good way to damage a working relationship.
The basics, sit, down, stay, recall foundations and loose lead walking, take most Bordoodle owners a few weeks of short daily sessions, because the breed's trainability is rated 4 out of 5. For the Bordoodle specifically, a Designer Cross dog with high energy and 45 to 90 minutes of daily exercise, that plays out in short daily lessons rather than in occasional long drills. A fully reliable adult dog, calm in public and steady around distractions, is a first year project in any breed. The Bordoodle's timeline bends with its energy, 4 of 5: exercised dogs learn in the morning what tired evenings undo, so schedule sessions after exercise, not instead of it. Puppies need socialization, grooming table habituation from the first weeks, protected joints while growing and training foundations laid early, because the brain arrives before the brakes.
The trainability record says 4 out of 5, and that is the heart of the answer. In the Bordoodle's case the setting matters as much as the method: bark level 3 out of 5, shedding 1 out of 5, and a home routine built around a dog of 30 to 60 pounds shape what practice actually looks like. A first time owner who follows a structured puppy course and trains a little every day will find the Bordoodle very manageable at the higher scores and a genuine education at the lower ones. Weigh the whole record before deciding: 45 to 90 minutes of daily exercise, a Good with dogs verdict around other dogs and Good with children around children make the full picture, and training is only one panel of it.
Last updated: November 10, 2026