Learn what specific characteristics distinguish the rough and smooth collie from all other dog breeds - including other collies such as the Border, Australian, and Sheepdog.
Collie Looks
Breeding for Coat Variety
In America, the collie is considered one breed and interbreeding between the two coat varieties is allowed (and will still produce a purebred collie). Understandably though, people still wonder how smooth and roughs are both born to in the same litter.
The best thing to remember is that
One Breed.. Two Varieties..
In America, the rough coated and smooth coated collie are considered to be the same breed of dog, and are just shown as two separate varieties of that same breed in the show ring. In Great Britain, however, the two coats are considered two separate breeds! Owners and breeders in both hemispheres are [...]
Intro to Collie Looks - 2 textures, 4 colors
There are two lengths of Collie Coats.
Rough
Smooth
Rough
The rough coat is the long, beautiful coat that is associated with “Lassie”. The American Kennel Club describes the rough coat as “the crowning glory of the rough variety of Collie”. The outer coat of the rough Collie, is straight and harsh to the touch. The undercoat, is soft [...]
