Collie Dog Owners

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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 right one.
Remember, most [...]

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 [...]

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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 will prick [...]

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 collies [...]

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 and well-bent hocks indicate speed and grace, and the face shows high intelligence. The Collie presents an impressive, proud picture of true balance, each part being [...]