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Collie Breed Traits and Health

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By John WIlliams
Lassie, the popular series on television has made the Collie a recognizable breed to many. The Collie is noted for his intelligence and deep affection for the family.
Appearance - The Collie descended from dogs used for herding and this trait is still strong in them. The Collie is a wonderful dog for the household [...]


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Pictures of 4 Rough Collie Colors

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Blue merle

 
Tricolor
      
White
  
Sable White
 
                                                                
Photos courtesy of Wiki-Commons.  Published with allowance.


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To Tip or Not to Tip (Collie Ears)

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As long as there are Collies, there will always be ear tipping problems.
The collie ear.  It is an enigma in itself!  Some owners go through their collie’s whole life without realizing how important ear structure was in the development of collies.   For most collies, if left to its own, their ears will prick straight up [...]


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The Rough Vs. Smooth Coat Collie

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The Collie breed that this site is dedicated to comes in two different varieties - the beautiful, flowing Rough Collie and the sleek, shiny Smooth Collie. Although some owners have claimed a slight difference in their temperaments, they are considered by AKC and those in the United States to be the same dog breed.
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Collie Standard - American Kennel club

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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 [...]


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The Collie’s Nose

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A lot can be said for the collie nose.
It’s big, strong, dominant, and sometimes downright cute. The nose provides health and fresh air. It holds up their elongated mouth, and stands proud in tribute to the breed. Some are striped, some are light brown, and (unfortunately) sometime pink. It accepts kisses [...]


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The Collie Coat

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Rough and Smooth Collies are called that because of their visible outer coat. Both have the same inner downy undercoat. Although America considers this to be two varieties (rough and smooth) of the same breed (collie), other countries - especially in Europe - classify these as two separate breeds.

The rough collie’s downy undercoat [...]


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Coat Color - Blue Merle

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*This color is recognized by the AKC
The Blue Merle is astoundingly beautiful. With a silverish blue predominant color that resembles a deep cool pool of water, it is hard not to fall in love with this color when introduced.

The easiest way to describe the blue merle is a “tri color dog who’s black has [...]


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Coat Color - TriColor

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*This is a recognized color by the AKC
The Tricolored collie can make for a fascinating, and strikingly handsome dog. Tricolored means “three colors” and in this case the basic colors are black, tan, and white.
The black is the predominant color, spreading over their head / muzzle and then again over their body. As with all [...]


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Coat Color - Sable & White

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*This color is a recognized breed color by the AKC.
The most popular color of a collie is the sable & white as featured on the television, radio and book icon - Lassie. Although the rough sable coat is the most widely recognized, smooth collies can be sable white also.
In it’s basic form, this means [...]


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