Grooming cost reference
Border Collie grooming prices
What it actually costs to groom, board, and train a Border Collie - a medium-sized breed with a double coat, groomed weekly.
- $69–$106
- Full groom
- $44–$69
- Bath & brush
- $15–$23
- Nail trim
- 30–55 lb
- medium · double coat
AKC coat cost desk
Sheet BORDER-COLLIE · Border Collie $69–$106 · double · medium
GROOM-$69-$106 · COAT-DOUBLE · SIZE-MD · FREQ-WEEK · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · ANNUAL-$4550 · BOOK-FULL
- GROOM-$69-$106 $69–$106 full groom
- COAT-DOUBLE double · 1.25×
- SIZE-MD 30–55 lb
- FREQ-WEEK Weekly cadence
- RANK-UPPER #31/140 AKC
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.00× Labrador Retriever
- ANNUAL-$4550 ~$4,550/yr groom
- BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields
Nearest coat/cost peer: Labrador Retriever (+ 0 coat-complexity points)
Instrument codes from this breed’s modelled full-groom, coat, size, cadence, AKC rank, peer gap, annual groom budget, and desk book, not a moving recommendation.
Coat/cost neighbourhood around Border Collie
The verdict
According to the American Kennel Club popularity rankings used on /breeds, Border Collie ranks #31 of 140 published breeds (most popular first). A full groom typically runs $69–$106 for this medium-sized, double-coated breed (groomed weekly).
- #31 of 140
- AKC popularity · /breeds
- $69–$106
- Full groom range
- $44–$69
- Bath & brush range
- Weekly
- Recommended cadence
Popularity ordinal matches the /breeds listing; price estimates model size and coat complexity against national grooming-rate tiers. See methodology for corpus placement and the price model.
Border Collie vs all breeds by full-groom midpoint
Where this breed's modelled full-groom midpoint sits among every published breed (price depth, not a virtue ranking)
$88 80th of 140 higher than 60 of 140 breeds
Breeds, banded by modelled full-groom midpoint
Each bar is a $0.001K-wide band; taller bars hold more breeds. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source PlainPetCare grooming price model · 2026
Temperament: Energetic, smart, tenacious · Grooming frequency: weekly
Coat mix among medium breeds
Exclusive coat-family partition of the 42 published medium breeds (same size band as Border Collie). Parts sum to that cohort total.
Price estimates by service
| Service | Price Range |
|---|---|
| Bath & Brush | $44-$69 |
| Overnight Boarding | $35-$55 |
| De-shedding Treatment | $50-$81 |
| Flea Bath & Treatment | $44-$69 |
| Full Groom | $69-$106 |
| Nail Trim | $15-$23 |
| Teeth Brushing | $13-$19 |
| Training Session | $50-$100 |
Border Collie price ranges by service
Grooming guide: Border Collie
Both rough and smooth coat varieties shed. Brush 2-3 times weekly.
What the Border Collie pricing tells you
Border Collie pricing starts from a medium profile (30-55 lb). Larger frames take longer to bathe and dry, which is why this breed lands where it does on the table.
Groomers also price the double coat on this breed, weekly appointments stack into a larger annual budget than the per-visit quote suggests.
Over a 12-15 years lifespan, Border Collie's temperament (Energetic, smart, tenacious) quietly moves each invoice: calm dogs stay lower in the range, high-energy dogs push it up.
Related breeds
Nationwide breeds with similar coat work or AKC rank
Two data-derived peer sets for Border Collie, both outside the medium size band so the neighborhoods are not size-containment.
Similar coat complexity
Nearest other-size breeds by coat-complexity multiplier (1.25 here).
Similar AKC popularity
Nearest other-size breeds by AKC popularity rank (#31 here).
Every figure on PlainPetCare is rendered directly from AKC breed data and industry pet-service pricing surveys, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on AKC breed data and industry pet-service pricing surveys, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.
Sources: AKC breed standards (breed size and coat profile); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics regional cost-of-living data (regional index calibration - verify with BLS →); published national grooming-chain and industry rate surveys (base service prices). See our methodology and the grooming-price guide for how each estimate is built.
Disclaimer: Prices are modelled estimates for informational budgeting only and do not constitute professional advice. Confirm with a local provider before making decisions.