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Rough Coats (long haired) |
Smooth Coats (short haired) |
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Coat and color types of pure-bred Collies:
All purebred Collies have a long nose, face that is flat between the eyes (no stop) and white feet.
Purebred collies also have at least some white on the chest and on the tip of the tail.
Coats vary in 2 lengths and 4 color types that you see below
coat lengths: rough and smooth coats;
colors: sable, tricolor (black, tan and white); "blue" merle; and white.
Other appearance: ears may be tipped over or straight up (pricked); eyes can be small to medium and round, the white collar can vary from none to wide; there may be shades of color within a color type. Tail tip is usually white.
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Rough Coats (long haired) |
Smooth Coats (short haired) |
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| White:
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