if by 'needs' do you mean not wanting to deal with their unruly fucking hair? it is surprisingly a non-issue, assuming you are not concerned with keeping them show quality. traditionally, they would get sheared (shorn?) (fuckk?) when the sheep they herded did, so we kinda brush em like sometimes or whatever and them clip them when they get gnar. because they love it!

and as far as giving them room to play and whatnots, ive encountered many other kinds of dogs varying in size who needed a lot more time to run and be exercised in order to stay happy/not kill hoomans vs. the sheepdogs. i've lived with three in my lifetime, and each one seemed most content with "herding" her hoomans indoors - for example, if people are spread out in various rooms of the house, they like to walk from one room to the next, over and over, in an attempt to gather all hoomans in one room. its true! they do this! its like dog OCD, and it can get annoying if youre trying to fap or something, but for the most part its like AWWW. they like to go outside to poop and run around a leeetle bit, but for the most part they like to herd us.