Mountainprides Celestial Song, owner: Chris Ferguson
General
The Collie is a lithe, strong, responsive, active dog, carrying no useless timber,
standing naturally straight and firm. The deep, moderately wide chest shows strength,
the sloping shoulders and well-bent hocks indicate speed and grace, and the face
shows high intelligence. The Collie presents an impressive, proud picture of true
balance, each part being in harmonious proportion to every other part and to the
whole. Except for the technical description that is essential to this Standard and
without which no Standard for the guidance of breeders and judges is adequate, it
could be stated simply that no part of the Collie ever seems to be out of proportion to
any other part.
Characteristics
To enable the Collie to fulfil a natural bent for sheep-dog work,
its physical structure should be on the lines of strength and activity, free from
cloddiness and without any trace of coarseness. Expression, one of the most
important points in considering relative values, is obtained by the perfect balance and
combination of skull and foreface; size, shape, colour and placement of eye, correct
position and carriage of ears.
Temperament
Timidity, frailness, sullenness, viciousness, lack of animation,
cumbersome appearance and lack of over-all balance impair the general character.
History
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Origin
UK
Utilization
Herding
Classification
Sheepdogs and Cattledogs
Size
Medium
Height
Dogs: 56-61 cm (22-24 ins) at shoulder. Bitches: 51-56 cm (20-22 ins).
Weight
Dogs: 20.5-29.5 kg (45-65 lbs), Bitches 18-25 kg (40-55 lbs).
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