tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33244618.post6564573092405392267..comments2023-12-16T00:39:47.007-08:00Comments on Lassie, Get Help: "Excelling in expression": three show colliesLuisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04042236324318156854noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33244618.post-17557274936638305782010-02-08T05:06:22.545-08:002010-02-08T05:06:22.545-08:00Argh. Just wrote a long comment on what I liked ab...Argh. Just wrote a long comment on what I liked about these guys (eye size, shape, and placement) and what I didn't like about them (lack of stop, planes of the head not parallel; the lack of stop is typical in all the collie photos I've looked at from this time period), and went to add something, and the internet ate it. :( <br /><br />Anyway. :P What I was going to add was this: I adore collies. I love their sweet personalities as much as anything else about them, but they are SUCH a freaking head breed. I'm not especially a 'head person' as a dog person (Drive and movement come above it) and I get sucked into it. :P It's amazing how PERSNICKETY collie heads are compared to say, Welsh Terrier heads, or Cardigan Corgi heads. So many different little bitty traits combined- it's unsurprising how breeders get stuck on it and forget the rest of the dog.Caithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13224688543168725516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33244618.post-71652058008153393362010-02-06T17:34:26.234-08:002010-02-06T17:34:26.234-08:00I guess I'm lazy 'cause I prefer slick coa...I guess I'm lazy 'cause I prefer slick coats too - and 'teflon-coated' English shepherds (like Audie) rock. Leaves, burrs and dried mud just slips off - and their coats have the most wonderful glow. My vet oohs and aahs over his coat every time I bring the boy in. <br /><br />Last week when he came along as moral support for Charlie she stroked him and said "It's like baby's hair, but in sable."<br /><br />[btw - I loved the photos of the slickies, thanks]Smart Dogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03961482190922545624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33244618.post-41995556081633376582010-02-06T13:31:16.447-08:002010-02-06T13:31:16.447-08:00Janeen wrote: SRSLY - what pet owner wants to groo...Janeen wrote: <i>SRSLY - what pet owner wants to groom that?</i><br /><br />Well, if I won the lottery, I suppose I could hire a full-time groomer...<br /><br />Seriously, as gorgeous as I think those show collies are, my favorite dogs have always been slick-coats. I think a slick-coated working border collie is about the most beautiful dog there is. <br /><br /><a href="http://kinlochsheepdogs.com/2009%20Trials%20Gallery/4/lg/Rona-Davies_-Rose-3.htm" rel="nofollow">Rona Davies and Rose at the 2009 Welsh National</a><br /><br /><a href="http://kinlochsheepdogs.com/2009%20Trials%20Gallery/4/lg/Rona-Davies_-Rose-2.htm" rel="nofollow">Rose</a><br /><br /><a href="http://kinlochsheepdogs.com/2009%20Trials%20Gallery/4/lg/Rona-Davies_-Rose-1.htm" rel="nofollow">Work is love made visible</a> <br /><br />That last photo made me cry. [Miss you, Bracken and Piper.] <br /><br />The one rough-coated border collie I have now [my excuse: I thought she'd be a slick-coat like her sibs] gets a close clip every month or two. I <i>hate</i> rough coats. They look awesome on other people's dogs, though ;~)Luisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04042236324318156854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33244618.post-46026129973487985252010-02-06T11:52:59.818-08:002010-02-06T11:52:59.818-08:00I guess I'm prejudiced (okay, I know am), but ...I guess I'm prejudiced (okay, I <i>know</i> am), but I think the dog in the family photo below is more attractive than any of these animals. I like a dog with a defined stop and a broader skull and muzzle. Fellow is a handsome fellow, but Nightvictorius is too 'modern' for my taste. And they all have wayyy too much coat.<br /><br />SRSLY - what pet owner wants to groom that?Smart Dogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03961482190922545624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33244618.post-9929344719496133652010-02-06T00:36:17.905-08:002010-02-06T00:36:17.905-08:00Stunning looking dogs. WOW!!Stunning looking dogs. WOW!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06332054552312571939noreply@blogger.com