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 USA, you have probably heard of the AKC, or “American Kennel Club”. That is not the only kennel around, however! Each kennel has what is known as a “standard”. A Standard is the set of prescribed characteristics a purebreed dog must have in accordence with his breed type. Kennels also have “groups” into which the breed is placed with other dogs. For instance, the Collie is part of the hearding group in the AKC.

Below is a quick view of other standards and kennel clubs:



THE COLLIE
Collie (Rough & Smooth Coat)

Country of origin

Scotland

Classification and breed standards

FCI:
Group 1 Section 1 #156
Stds

AKC:
Herding
Stds

ANKC:
Group 5 (Working dogs)
Stds

CKC:
Group 7 - Herding dogs
Stds

KC (UK):
Pastoral
Stds

NZKC:
Working
Stds

UKC:
Herding Dogs
Stds

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One Response to Intro to Collie Standards (Kennel Clubs)

  1. Jack K says:

    Our family had a CKC Sable collie[smooth], in the 60′s . . and now have [what I consider]
    a Rough Collie . .
    What are the determining differences between Smooth and Rough . . ??
    Our current Collie has fairly coarse hair . . compared with the silky, fluffy Smooth type . .
    ~ JK ~

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