Keeping Your Collie’s Coat Clean and Healthy
by: Brock Lorber Your collie wears a coat of insulation, helping him stay cool in the summer and warm in the winter. His coat holds essential oils close to his skin, and protects it from scrapes and scratches. The hollow hairs help him stay afloat so he can concentrate on swimming rather than treading. Without [...]
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 is [...]

Photo by Tsuacctnt Collies come in two different varieties, ‘smooth’ and ‘rough.’ Rough collies require much more grooming, but smoothes do need to be groomed regularly to keep their coats healthy. Collies have a double coat of hair, meaning there is a thick undercoat and an outer coat of thinner and flatter hair. A smooth [...]
The Collie Coat – How to Keep it Healthy!
When you see a collie on the street, the first thing you usually notice is how healthy and gorgeous he looks. Before you can even tell what the demeanor of the collie is like, it’s their magnificent coat that gets your attention first and foremost. And while it might seem like a superficial detail, the [...]

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. The [...]

IMG_5140 by dogsbylori *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 [...]

*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 [...]
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Ojitos [ ORIÃ?N ] Enero 2011 by tehzeta *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 [...]
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