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The Collie. 

12/12/2016

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Cookie and Sylvie, two Rough Collies
The Collie, who appears in both Rough and Smooth Coat is a lean, strong breed of dog. Their coat colours between both rough and smooth come in varying colours including sable, white, tricolour, white and tan and blue merle, with white being the predominate colour throughout. The Rough Collie presents with a beautiful, luscious coat of fur while the Smooth Coat keeps at a short length closer to the skin.
Males in general grow up to 66cms and females around 61cms.


Where the Collie first originated from is still unknown but is it obvious they have descended from generations of determined herding breeds. For a long period of time the Rough Collie was unknown of outside of Scotland. During this time they were very versatile dogs for their farmers, being used for not only herding but water rescue and as guard dogs. This is also where their name originated from, as they were used to guard the Scottish breed of sheep called Colley’s.
Their popularity shot through the roof after Queen Victoria kept Collies at her castle in Scotland in the 1860’s. Later in the 1800’s the original Collies, who were much smaller in size with broader heads and shorter muzzles, were bred with the Borzoi and it was a requirement that all dogs had Borzoi blood in them for them to have any chance of winning in the show ring.
Over time the breed developed into the dogs we know today who grow to be larger in size and have flatter faces then their original family members.
The Rough Collie is much more popular than the Smooth throughout Australia through the Smooth Coat is more popular in countries such as Britain and USA.
Today, they are kept today as household pets and still work as farm dogs. They excel well in areas where they can work and succeed including agility, acting and obedience.
Being a working dog, they are easing to train when they respect their pack leader and always aim to please. They are a gentle natured dog who, if socialised well from a young, will interact with other dogs without a problem. For the Rough Collies, grooming is a high priority, although their coat is great at shedding dirt it does require regular brushing to avoid any knots and remove any sticks or burrs they have picked up along the way. The Smooth Collie’s is much easier to maintain, bring only one inch thick it only requires weekly brushing as needed.

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