Collie Did You Know?

• There are two varieties of Collie: rough and smooth.
• The exact origin of the Collie is uncertain, but they have existed for centuries as herding dogs of Scotland and England.
• The earliest illustrations of Collies are found in woodcuts in The History of Quadrupeds by Thomas Beswick around 1800.
• Blue merle Collies were originally known as "tortoise shell" to describe their color.
• Queen Victoria saw her first Collies in the 1860's, and she enthusiastically began to sponsor them, causing a marked surge in the breed's popularity. It was at this point that Collies split from other sheepherding breeds, like Border Collies.
• The Collie Club of America, Inc., organized in 1886, was the second parent club to join the AKC.
• Benjamin Harrison owned a Collie named "Dash."