What is The Collie Dog?

The coli dog makes a great play dog ​​and can be taught to work as a pointer and setter as well as a water spaniel and retriever. He can be trained to perform the duties of other races. He is a keen hunter, has a good nose, is a good insect killer, and is the most loyal watchman, protector, and companion.

 

Little is known about the origin of coli, but its cunning and appearance indicate a connection with a wild dog. Buffon thought that he was a real dog of nature, a stock and model of all kinds of dogs. He considered the sheepdog to be superior to all other breeds in instinct and intelligence, and that, with a character with a relatively small share of education, it was the only animal born to be perfectly trained to serve man. Is.

 

In shows, this type of dog is always at the top of the class. He is considered the most capable and certainly the most active. The second most favored type is the smooth-coated type, a very hardy, useful dog, well adapted to mountain work, and usually walks a lot. He is not as sweet in anger as he is black and white and slow to make friends. The show has seemed a bit unfocused in recent episodes, however; Made from the old working type, they are now practically a separate breed.

 

The skull should be flat, moderately wide between the ears, and gently tapered toward the eyes. There should be only mild depression at the stop. The width of the skull must depend on the combined length of the skull and the mouth, and the size of the dog must be considered. Cheeks should not be full or prominent.

The brain should be of adequate length, short to the nose, and should not show weakness or be flat or flattened. Dogs must be black regardless of their color. Teeth should be of good size, sound, and surface. Very slight inequality is permissible. The jaws are clean and strong. Eyes are a very important feature, and provide expression to the dog; They are medium-sized, almond-shaped, and brown, except for Merlus, when the eyes are often (one or both) blue and white or china; An intelligent expression, with an instant alert, look while listening. The base of the ear should be small and medium-wide and not too close to each other but should be placed on the top of the skull and not towards the head. At rest they should usually be thrown back, but when alert they are brought forward and semi-straight, the tips tilting slightly in the listening attitude.

 

The neck should be muscular, strong and fair in length, and somewhat arched. The body should be strong, well-raised ribs, chest-deep, wide behind the shoulders, which should be sloping, the waist should be very strong. The dog should be straight up. The front legs should be straight and muscular, not in the elbows or outside, with plenty of bone; The arms show some fleshy, elasticity without pastoral weakness. The hind legs should be muscular on the thighs, clean and pressed under the hawks, with a well-bent knee. The feet should be elliptical, the soles should be well padded, and the toes should be arched and close to each other.

 

In normal character, he is a light-moving dog, his deep chest indicates the strength of his lungs, the strength of his neck, his sloping shoulders, and the well-bent hawks speed, and his expression is high intelligence. It should have a long length on its leg, which will allow it to run more than a darker shape. In a nutshell, a coli must demonstrate tolerance, activity, and intelligence with a free and real action. In height, dogs should be 22 inches. Up to 24 inches on the shoulders, bitches 20 ins. Dogs up to 22 inches weigh 45 to 65 pounds, while a bitch weighs 40 to 55 pounds. Smooth coli is different from just the roughness of your coat, which should be hard, dense, and fairly smooth.

 

 

 

 

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