Rough and Smooth Collies: the most honest advice you'll ever find about Scottish Collie dogs -- purebred, crossbred, and mixed breed. Buying, adopting, raising, training, behavior, and health care for Collie puppies and adult dogs.

Since there are several "collie-type" breeds -- the Border Collie and the Bearded Collie, for example -- to just call a breed Collie leads to confusion about which collie you're talking about!

Unfortunately, that's exactly what happens with the breed that IS called, simply, Collie. To avoid this confusion, you might want to modify the plain name Collie by adding his country of origin (Scottish Collie) or his coat variety: Rough Collie (longhaired variety, i.e. Lassie) or Smooth Collie (shorthaired variety).

Scottish Collie dog breed

Rough and Smooth Collies...
Advice You Can Trust

By Michele Welton. Copyright © 2000-2010









Scottish Collie Dog Breed Review
Rough and Smooth Collies: what's good about 'em . . . what's bad about 'em! The most honest dog breed review you'll ever find. Temperament, personality, and behavior problems. As an Obedience Instructor and Breed Selection Consultant for over 30 years, I give you my honest opinions about the breed -- I hold nothing back.

Rough and Smooth Collie FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Rough and Smooth Collies -- temperament, training, housebreaking, health care, finding breeders, and buying puppies.

Training Rough and Smooth Collies
Teach Your Collie 100 English Words. Respect training. Obedience training. Housebreaking. Training Collie puppies. Socializing Scottish Collies. I'll show you how to get your Collie puppy or adult dog to listen to you and do what you ask him to do.

Scottish Collie Health
For good health and long life, you need to raise your Collie in all the right ways. The best (and worst) dog foods. Vaccinations and booster shots: needed or not? How long do Rough and Smooth Collies live? Finding the right vet. Spaying and neutering.

Buying or Adopting a Rough or Smooth Collie
Good breeders versus bad breeders -- how to tell the difference. Adopting your Rough or Smooth Collie from a rescue group. Temperament tests for evaluating Scottish Collie puppies and adult dogs for sale and adoption.