Physically: 1. Give them a thorough brushing & ensure all knots and dirt are moved 2. Clean any obscure body part a scrubbing (clean teeth, remove eye/nose gunk, clean inside of ears, scrub belly) 3. Massage them all over (rub feet, massage muscles, scratch belly, etc) Emotionally: 4. Make up a song for him or [...]

Photo by Sprungli When approaching an obstacle, take your time. Your dog will fail if he doesn’t have time to focus! Your shoulders are your dog’s guide. Be sure the “tell” the dog where to go. For some dogs, accidental “blocking” will draw their attention to another wrong obstacle. Make sure your dog is focused on the [...]

Kona by Douglas Brown Kona’s official photo after getting her final points for her AKC Championship. She is being handled here by Tim, Melinda’s son. 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 [...]

Collies are known as being clean dogs, without a doggy odor. However, when taken care of, no dog, collie or not, should have an odor. Dogs typically smell because their owners don’t pay attention to dog grooming. Just like humans, if a dog is allowed to go for days and days without “cleaning”, they will [...]

Photo by Tsuacctnt 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 [...]

The way in which a collie sees the world is very different from the way humans see it. A collie’s sense of smell is far superior to that of humans. It is thought that a collie’s sense of smell is at least 100 times more powerful than that of man, and it is obvious that [...]
Written by CDO Member, Gene of Dune Collies You have decided to buy your first show puppy, who we will refer to as a prospect. Why a prospect you ask? Well, no breeder can guarantee that any particular puppy will retain the beautiful features that you see at that particular moment when you choose. What [...]
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