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About the Collie Smooth

Origin: Great Britain
FCI status
Recognised by FCI
FCI group
Sheepdogs and Cattledogs (except Swiss Cattledogs)
Origin
Great Britain
Also called
Collie de Pelo Corto
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”

Quoted from FCI standard n°296. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.

Characteristics

Size
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Exercise needs
4 of 5
Easy to train
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Amount of shedding
5 of 5
Grooming needs
3 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 Smooth

What you get with the Collie Smooth

  • 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

  • Expect a lot of shedding — “Short, flat, top coat of harsh texture, with very dense undercoat.”

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 Smooth

Coat and colour

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

Coat

Short, flat, top coat of harsh texture, with very dense undercoat.

Not trimmed or clipped

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.

Three recognized colours

  • Sable and white, Tricolour and Blue Merle. • Sable: Any shade of light gold to rich mahogany or shaded sable.
  • Undesirable: Light straw or cream colour 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 in top or undercoat
  • All colours above may carry typical white Collie markings to a greater or lesser degree.
  • Following markings are favourable: white collar, full or part
  • white front, legs and feet
  • white tail tip.
  • A blaze may be carried on muzzle or skull.
  • White markings not to extend behind withers or above the hock.
  • Undesirable: All white or predominantly white is most

Shortened from FCI standard n°296 — 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 Smooth in general; any individual animal can differ.

Health guide

What to ask for in a Collie Smooth

No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the Collie Smooth 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 Smooth 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 Smooth 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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