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Choose two breeds. You’ll see the same strip of citeable traits — not a winner, and not kids / apartment / shedding scorecards.
Temperament lines are short plate excerpts, not a verdict. Open each plate for the full entry.
Non-Sporting
Large
48–61 cm
20–32 kg
High
High. This is a trotting athlete.
High
Short, dense, and sleek, pure white with round black or liver spots.
Croatia / United Kingdom
Outgoing, sensitive, and typically people-oriented. Poorly socialized Dals can be shy or sharp.
Herding
Large
51–66 cm (registry- and sex-specific; AKC dogs 61.0–66.0 cm / bitches 55.9–61.0 cm; FCI and Royal Kennel Club, Rough and Smooth, males 56–61 cm and females 51–56 cm)
18–34 kg (registry- and sex-specific; AKC dogs 27.2–34.0 kg / bitches 22.7–29.5 kg; FCI and Royal Kennel Club Smooth males 20.5–29.5 kg and females 18–25 kg; FCI and Royal Kennel Club Rough standards give height only)
High
High, in line with this site’s other herding plates. FCI lists the utilization of both Rough and Smooth as Sheepdog, and its history of the Rough notes that many Collies can still work if given the chance.
High
Under AKC rules there are two coat varieties of one breed; under FCI, Royal Kennel Club and Canadian Kennel Club naming, two breeds.
United Kingdom (Scotland / Northern England)
The AKC standard wants a lithe, strong, responsive, active dog, and it names the things that spoil a Collie: timidity, frailness, sullenness, viciousness, lack of animation and a cumbersome appearance. Expression — sweet and intelligent, never sullen — is called one of the most important points of the breed.