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About the Collie Rough

Origin: Great Britain
FCI status
Recognised by FCI
FCI group
Sheepdogs and Cattledogs (except Swiss Cattledogs)
Origin
Great Britain
Also called
Collie de Pelo Largo
Known hereditary risks
Not researched yet

About

What the breed standard says

Bred for
Sheepdog
Behaviour and temperament
“Friendly disposition with no trace of nervousness or aggressiveness. A great companion dog, friendly, happy and active, good with children and other dogs”

Quoted from FCI standard n°156. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.

Characteristics

Size
—
Exercise needs
4 of 5
Easy to train
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Amount of shedding
5 of 5
Grooming needs
4 of 5
Good with children
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Cost to keep
—
Tolerates being alone
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Intelligence
—
Health of breed
Not researched yet

Pros & cons

Pros & cons for the Collie Rough

What you get with the Collie Rough

  • Purpose stated in the standard: “Sheepdog”
  • The standard describes the breed as: “Friendly disposition with no trace of nervousness or aggressiveness”

What you are taking on

  • High grooming needs — the standard’s own description is “mane and frill very abundant, mask and face smooth, ears smooth at tips, but carrying…”
  • Expect a lot of shedding — “Fits outline of body, very dense”

Drawn from sources rather than written as an opinion — cited health research, the registry’s own standard, and peer-reviewed longevity. FCI breed standard. One breeder’s animals can differ from any of it, and an empty column means we hold nothing for that side rather than that there is nothing to say.

Characteristics

FCI standard · Collie Rough

Coat and colour

As the FCI standard sets it out. Every line below is the standard’s own wording, tagged preferred and undesirable.

Coat

Fits outline of body, very dense.

Outer coat straight and harsh to touch, undercoat soft, furry and very close almost hiding the skin

mane and frill very abundant, mask and face smooth, ears smooth at tips, but carrying more hair towards base, front legs well feathered, hind legs above hocks profusely feathered, but smooth below hock joint.

Hair on tail very profuse

Colour

  • Preferred
  • Permissible
  • Undesirable
  • Disqualifying

Preferred, permissible, undesirable and disqualifying are FCI’s own words about the breed. They describe what the standard asks for — not an assessment of any individual dog, and not ours.

Base colour

Sable, Tricolour and Blue Merle

  • Sable: any shade of light gold to rich mahogany or shaded sable.
  • Undesirable: Light straw or cream coloured highly
  • Tricolour: predominantly black with rich tan markings about legs and head.
  • Undesirable: A rusty tinge in top coat highly
  • Blue Merle: predominantly clear, silvery blue, splashed and marbled with black.
  • Preferred: Rich tan markings, but absence should not be penalised
  • Undesirable: Large black markings, slate colour, or rusty tinge either of top or undercoat
  • All should carry typical white Collie markings to a greater or lesser degree.
  • Following markings are favourable – white collar, full or part, white shirt, legs and feet, white tail tip.
  • A blaze may be carried on muzzle or skull, or both.
  • Undesirable: All white or predominantly white

Shortened from FCI standard n°156 — each label is the standard’s own wording with the verdict lifted into the tag beside it. Read the full clause at source.

Breed-level information from The Dog API. It describes the Collie Rough in general; any individual animal can differ.

Health guide

What to ask for in a Collie Rough

No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the Collie Rough on this platform yet. That is a gap in our records, not a clean bill of health — ask the breeder which hereditary conditions their lines are tested for, and ask to see the results for both parents, dated and from a named laboratory.

Gallery

No photographs yet

This is where Collie Rough owners’ own photographs will go, from the pet profiles they keep here. Nobody has added one to a public page yet.

A photograph in a pet profile stays private to its owner. We will not put one here unless they ask us to.

Puppies

No puppies listed right now

No Collie Rough breeder has a record on this platform yet, so there is nothing to list. That is a gap in our coverage, not a fact about the breed.

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