By Mitch Endick
The Collie is a wonderful family dog. They come in two varieties, smooth coated and rough coated. They are generally good with kids and other animals and love their adopted family. The most famous Collie is Lassie. They may not be suitable for an apartment as they need room to exercise. A properly [...]

By John Williams
The television series “Lassie” made Lassie the beloved symbol for Collies in America. Your new Collie puppy won’t measure up to the wonder dog, but you’ll most likely find him a wonderful family dog.
The Family Protector
The Collie was originally bred to herd sheep, and still has a strong protective instinct, which makes them [...]

By Ashley Peach
Due to the highly sensitive nature of the Collie, and their huge desire to please their owners, the gentleness of the clicker training method is one of the best around today. 
In this article I am going to discuss clicker training and its use in training collies. Most people have heard of clicker training [...]

General Character
The Collie is a lithe, strong, responsive, active dog, carrying no useless timber, standing naturally straight and firm. The deep, moderately wide chest shows strength, the sloping shoulders and well-bent hocks indicate speed and grace, and the face shows high intelligence. The Collie presents an impressive, proud picture of true balance, each part being [...]

Author: John Pawlett
The Collie dog makes an excellent sporting dog, and can be taught to do the work of the Pointer and the Setter, as well as that of the Water Spaniel and the Retriever. He can be trained to perform the duties of other breeds. He is clever at hunting, having an excellent nose, [...]

The American Kennel Club (USA) classifies Collies in the Herding group.

What is Breeding?
Breeding, in its most common form is the mating of a female dog (bitch) to a male dog. This can occure naturally among any member of the dog species (Canis lupus familiaris), although dogs usually mate to those of the same size (a Collie will not mate to a Yorkshire Terrier).
In the [...]

The collie is considered a “pure bred” dog, designed for a specific purpose. In order to earn titles, show, stud, etc, a purebred collie must have proof of registration with a dedicated kennel club who serves to monitor breed standards to ensure breeds stay true to their original look and purpose.
If you are in [...]

The collie dog has a very wonderful calm, even temperament. Original collies were used to herd sheep, and they were highly trusted to gather the flock and bring them in without causing any harm to the animals. Therefore, shepherds needed dogs that had keen hearing (to listen to signals from their master across the hills), [...]

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For centuries the Rough Coated Collie was hardly known outside Scotland, but it is now one of the world’s most [...]