Rough Collie

Pastoral

Coat

Merle:
Tan: Blue merle (strict) with markings in the traditional pattern or minimal creeping pattern.
White Markings: Must have white in the irish spotting pattern. Piebald, extreme white or solid white all over is also allowed but faulted.

Sable:
Sable: Red sable is accepted in any of the patterns. is also an accepted base colour. A widow's peak is preferred.
Merle: Sable merle (strict).
White Markings: Must have white in the irish spotting pattern. Piebald, extreme white or solid white all over is also allowed but faulted.

Tricolour:
Tan: with markings in the traditional pattern or minimal creeping pattern.
White Markings: Must have white in the irish spotting pattern. Piebald, extreme white or solid white all over is also allowed but faulted.

Eyes

- Blue merles may have one or two , all others must have brown.

Nose

Faults

Piebald, extreme white or solid white.

Disqualifications

Blue eye on any colour but a blue merle.



Varieties

Merle, Sable, Tricolour

Notes

The first collies looked much like the modern border collie, and was also known under the name 'scottish shepherd dog'. No one knows for sure where the name 'collie' comes from, but it might be after the 'colley' (from 'coal'), a breed of sheep with black face and legs. The dogs that herded the sheep were known as 'colley dogs', which might have been shortened to 'colley' and then gradually became 'collie'.

The collie began to gain popularity in the 1860's when Queen Victoria owned several of them. Around this time, the collie entered the show ring for the first time. The dogs were bred for longer fur, and the dogs' colours were given a lot of interest. Other breeds were crossed in to change the breed's looks; the borzoi helped to refine the head shape and the gordon setter the colour pattern.
The collie reached its peak in popularity in the 1940's, thanks to the Lassie-movies.

The collie should radiate beauty, strength, elegance and agility. The head is the trademark of the breed. It should resemble an elongated, rounded wedge. The muzzle and head are of the same length, with a visible but only slight stop. The ears should have an alert and lively expression. The ears are small, with the top third carried tipped over. The neck is quite long, arched, powerful and muscular. The body is rectangular with a stong back and with the rear placed slightly higher than the back. The tail should be long enough to reach to the hocks. The coat can be long or or short, always longer on the neck.

Breed Files

Filename: Kismet Rough Collie
Offset: 5902
Base: Dalmatian
SCP: Dalmatian
Accepted: April 9, 2020
Notes: Includes 2 hock variations (fluff and no fluff), 2 tail variations, and 4 color variations. 2nd gen loses hock feathering and fuzz (but ballz still remain).

Filename: Abno Rough Collie
Offset: 7797
Base: Dalmatian
SCP: Great Dane
Accepted: January 23, 2010
Notes: Joint project with Lotus of Abnormality. Three tail variations. 2nd gens may have slightly less fuzzy ruffs.

Filename: Iola Rough Collie
Offset: EEFA
Base: Dalmatian
SCP: Dalmatian
Accepted: January 16, 2008
Notes: Addballz tail and extra fur. Fur grows in as dogz age.

Filename: Collie (Rough)
Offset: FFF1
Base: Mutt
SCP: Labrador
Accepted: May 8, 2007
Notes: Addballz ears, ruff and tail (two variations).

Filename: Rough Collie
Offset: EACB
Base: Dalmatian
SCP: Dalmatian
Accepted: January 8, 2006
Notes:

Filename: BCollieR
Offset: D263
Base: Dalmatian
SCP: Dalmatian
Accepted: January 4, 2006
Notes: Note that the black and white variations are DQed. 2nd gens have smaller irises.

Filename: Rough Collie
Offset: EACB
Base: Dalmatian
SCP: Dalmatian
Accepted: June 19, 2004
Notes: Version 2 of the Abnormality file. Tail is made out of addballz and should not affect movements. Due to the way the muzzle is built it may be impossible to make the top of the muzzle appear non-tan. This is accepted without fault.