Collie pictures

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The familiar collie, sweet, expressive, and intelligent, comes in two very different coats, the Rough and the Smooth. Both dogs are perfectly balanced, harmoniously proportioned animas that carry no exaggeration or useless timber. The head appears as a blunt and lean wedge, of smooth and clean outline; never cheeky or snippy The correct jaw is essential to the Collie's expression and must meet in a scissors bite. The muzzle and width of backskull must complement one another to create the correct Collie look. The ears can scarcely be too small, and must be carried correctly and tip or break naturally forward, about three quarters erect. The foreface is chiseled for the eye set; eyes are almond shaped and medium in size, placed obliquely; never full and round. The neck, firm and sinewy, is heavily frilled in the Rough. The body is somewhat longer than tall and should be firm, not fat or weak. The forelegs are straight with a fair amount of bone; stifles and hocks are well bent. Tail is moderately long with end swirling upward. Weight (AKC breed standard) 60 to 75 (pounds) (dogs) : 50 to 65 (bitches) Height AKC 24 to 26 (inches) (dogs): 22 to 24 (bitches)