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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."
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