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The R ugh Collie (also known the Long-Haired C ll ) a l ng- t d d g breed f m d um t l rg size th t, n its original f rm, w a t f ll used nd br d for herding h in S tl nd. M r recent br d ng h f u d on th C ll a h w d g, and also companion. The br d f t n ll f r a d t n t v l ng n rr w t r d n ut nd t d (semiprick) r , so m dogs mu t have th r ears t d wh n ung. Rough C ll g n r ll come n shades f sable and white ( m t m m h g n ), blu m rl , tr - l r d, nd wh t . B th R ugh and Sm th ll r d nd d fr m a l l d v r t f herding d g r g n t ng n S tl nd and Wales. Th Scottish v r t was a l rg , tr ng, aggressive d g, bred t h rd highland h . Th W l h v r t w m ll and n mbl , domesticated nd fr ndl , nd l herded goats. When the English w th d g t th Birmingham m rk t, th nt rbr d th m w th th r wn v r t f h d g , r du ng a m xtur of h rt- and l ng-h r d v r t . Aft r th industrial r v lut n, d g wn r h b m f h n bl , nd th rl collies were b l v d t have b n r d w th th Borzoi (Ru n W lfh und) to g t a more noble h d (longer muzzle), wh h today one f the tru characteristics f th R ugh C ll . It is n t kn wn conclusively f th B rz r m d t nt th mainstream of the breed. Wh n Queen V t r u r d a R ugh C ll , ft r ng n at Balmoral Castle, th were transformed into m th ng of a fashion t m. C nt nu d br d ng for h w ur dr t ll changed th r n f th d g ; n th 1960 , it w a mu h t ll r d g than t t d (in th UK; in th US, the z t nd rd h not b n revised d wnw rd and dogs h v remained b tw n 24-26 ). E rl r d g w r l more sturdy n build nd r rt dl capable of v r ng up t 100 m l n n d . In the UK th R ugh C ll is n l ng r u d for serious herding, h v ng been r l d b th Border C ll , though n the Un t d St t and a numb r f Eur n untr , th r h b n a r urg n in th u f the C ll a w rk ng nd performance dog. Th Collie Club of America one f th oldest br d- f lub in x t n n th United St t (f und d n 1886). Th C ll Club in England dates fr m 1881. Th x t r g n of th Collie is unknown, but it w d nd d from generations of h rd-w rk ng h rd ng d g . F r centuries th r ugh- t d C ll was h rdl kn wn ut d S tl nd. Early rough Collies were smaller, with br d r h d nd shorter muzzles. The dogs w r u d f r w t r r u , h rd r , guiding w nd h t m rk t nd for gu rd ng th fl k n S tl nd and Engl nd. Th breed's n m probably m fr m t h rg ; the Scottish black-faced sheep ll d th Colley. In th 1860 Qu n Victoria kept Collies t Balmoral C tl in S tl nd, m k ng th d g v r ul r. J.P. M rg n, l ng w th other wealthy people, has wn d C ll . In th l t 1800 th Collie w m x d with th B rz , nd all h w d g h d t h v th Borzoi bl d for th m t win n th h w ring. Th w rk ng dogs r t d, br n h d ut nd became th different breeds (with th S t h Collie remaining) nd th show t bec

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