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mysterydog1
02-20-2008, 10:35 AM
Anyone own smooth collies?

I Work with a smooth collie breeder (still learning the ropes!)
And I've got my own collie of hers that she lets me do junior showmanship with. This is Merlin.

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m103/mysterydog1/More%20dogs%20pics/DSCF0889.jpg

He's a Sable Merle and white smooth collie.

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m103/mysterydog1/More%20dogs%20pics/DSCF0892.jpg

Her he is with me

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m103/mysterydog1/More%20dogs%20pics/DSCF0893.jpg

This is Casey, he is the juniors dog of Merlin's breeder.

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m103/mysterydog1/More%20dogs%20pics/37d4f046.jpg

Carly, only needs a major to finish

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m103/mysterydog1/More%20dogs%20pics/73b1fb59.jpg

Gracie, a boy that went with us to the specialty from Wisconsin showed in breed ring and juniors. She got of opposite to Variety and het got Best junior Handler both days.

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m103/mysterydog1/More%20dogs%20pics/DSCF0899.jpg
Melamaphine
02-20-2008, 10:41 AM
They're beautiful, I don't have a smooth collie but I do have a Rough so I am a bit biased towards how lovely they are! They're fantastic dogs and so loving, good luck with the showing
blunder paws
02-20-2008, 10:52 AM
I've never seen one a smoth coat before, they look so different from there rough coated cousins. The are lovely lookingdogs.:D
sheplovr
02-20-2008, 11:22 AM
I had a long nose regular female collie name Bridgett long ago. These are gorgeous dogs, love them. Mine was a barker as she was gifted to me, lived in Ohio with 3 small children and had to tie her to go Potty, she barked and barked till we found her a home before coming back to pa on a farm.

Very nice dog there. Your lucky into some super dogs.:)
Melamaphine
02-20-2008, 11:24 AM
I think smooth collies are much rarer than Roughs, who gained their popularity because of their very glamorous coats. Rough collies became so popular after the Lassie films that a lot have been overbred and can be a bit highly strung (I think mine may be one of these - love her anyway though!) This does mean that smooths tend to have retained a more even temperament and are still larger like the original colles would have been.

I think they're gorgeous and they're on my 'list' of dogs that I'd love to own one day - maybe Simba needs a boyfriend soon....
mysterydog1
02-20-2008, 09:10 PM
I had a long nose regular female collie name Bridgett long ago. These are gorgeous dogs, love them. Mine was a barker as she was gifted to me, lived in Ohio with 3 small children and had to tie her to go Potty, she barked and barked till we found her a home before coming back to pa on a farm.

Very nice dog there. Your lucky into some super dogs.:)

Thanks :D
cookygirl
10-20-2008, 04:28 PM
Ive got a 4 month bc and im not sure if hes a smooth. hes not a rough...but i think he may be somewhere in between. Can anyone tell by my pic
skunkstripe
10-20-2008, 04:37 PM
Cookygirl, this thread is about Collies as opposed to Border Collies so it is not the same thing. :)
lassie
10-22-2008, 02:55 PM
smooths not as popular over here as the roughs . shame i like them very much. lovely pics thanks for sharing.
Jake2006
10-22-2008, 03:00 PM
I've never seen a smooth collie - they are lovely. Thanks for posting.
lassie
10-31-2008, 09:52 AM
the smooths are slighlty different in temperment to a ruff, bit more head strong.. i made one BIS when i judged recently a lovely tri color.