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 […]

What is a puppymill? A puppymill is exactly what it sounds like. A mill (or any facility) that is responsible for churning out puppies. Usually this is done for a huge profit and at the expense of the breeding dogs health and wellbeing.
Unscrupulous people who care more for the green […]

In order to live with humans, dogs must be properly taught how to survive in a world outside of canine culture. They must be taught manners. After all, you wouldn’t let your child go around sniffing people without teacher her its rude, and you wouldn’t let your little boy run around in church […]

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 […]

The Collie Club of America is one the oldest breed-devoted club in America (founded in 1886). The club is dedicated to improving the breed through continual contact with registered collie owners, breeders, and sports clubs.
www.CollieClubofAmerica.com

*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 […]

*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 […]

*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 […]