Collie Puppy Dog Care

Your Online Guide to Caring For Collie Dogs and Puppies

If you are consider adding a Collie dog or puppy to your family, the US Dog Pages Guide to Collie Puppy Dog Care can help you learn about any special care requirements for this breed. From exercise needs to grooming to any special dietary requirements, you'll learn what you need to know to properly care for your Collie dog or puppy. In addition, we have provided many links to Collie dog care resources where you can find additional Collie dog care information.

Thanks to the famously serendipitous Lassie, the Collie is probably the best known breed in North America. The Collie sports a lustrous sable coat that dances in the wind, and an alert, intelligent expression that is universally loved.

The Collie was bred as a herding dog and his love of chasing all that moves remains today. Collies are an elegant and loyal breed that gives as much affection as he receives. There is a certain glamour that is inextricably tried to the Collie, a sense of awe and admiration is common with onlookers. Famously intelligent, and fashionably groomed, the Collie is by all accounts, a star!

The Collie will need a good daily walk, somewhere in the neighbourhood of 5 kilometres. Additionally, the Collie will love vigorous yard games, especially if there is an element of herding involved. Collies are at their happiest when allowed to run off leash in an area designed for this purpose. A Collie will not be aggressive with other canine pals at the dog park, although he may try to herd them. There is one caveat; be certain to have your Collie well trained to sit while you remove the leash and return to you when requested. Collies have unmatched ability to instantly change speed and direction and anyone less than an Olympian will never catch a Collie.

The degree of grooming your Collie will require depends on whether your dog has a smooth or rough coat. The smooth coat Collie requires less brushing - a weekly brush will do. This weekly routine should be sufficient to allow the Collie�s natural oils to add shine to your Collie�s coat. The rough coated Collie demands far more attention.

The voluminous mane on the rough coated Collie is white and fluffy. It dances gaily in the wind as the Collie prances majestically by. But the effect will be lost if your Collie�s mane is unstylishly matted with the ghosts of dinners past and heaven-knows-what else. To keep your rough coated Collie at his regal best, the mane needs daily brushing and spot-cleaning. In spring, you could make pillows with the shed unless you are most vigilant. Both the smooth and rough haired Collie will shed-a-plenty, but the rough haired shed will astound you!

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