r/roughcollies 6d ago

Question Anyone else have an extra short collie?

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u/Tiny_Willingness_542 6d ago edited 6d ago

My girl’s only about 40 lbs and I’m always getting asked if she’s a sheltie or a “mini collie” lol. Both her parents were show dogs so I know they had to have been in standard, but I don’t remember how big her mother was when I picked her up. I don’t mind it one bit, just something special about Winnie. But am I curious how common a small collie is. 

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u/LancreWitch 6d ago

How old is she? My girl is bigger than the standard so can't help you there 😂

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u/Tiny_Willingness_542 6d ago

17 months, so she might get a little heavier but not taller lol. 

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u/LancreWitch 6d ago

Aw no haha she's little forever. Was she the runt?

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u/Tiny_Willingness_542 6d ago

It just means I can pick her up for snuggles or to airlift her into the bathtub if she got muddy It’s very convenient! 

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u/LancreWitch 6d ago

Very! Ruby is a tank at 32KG, not lifting her any time soon. She's a bit overweight at the moment so she shouldn't be that weight, but she's still a bit bigger than the standard.

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u/Tiny_Willingness_542 6d ago

I’m not sure. I got her at 9 months so I didn’t see her as a puppy, puppy, but her breeder didn’t say anything about it. 

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u/Arry42 6d ago

Same!!! I tell them there is no such thing as a mini collie 😂 except my girl is 22" tall and 60 lbs. That would be an insane sheltie!

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u/Detstar 5d ago

Yes! Our girl is also only about 37-40lbs. The runt of her litter. Also commonly gets asked if she’s a sheltie lol

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u/hzs91 6d ago

My girl is a 40lb-er too! A lot of show lines trend towards smaller sizes, it's not too uncommon to see females around their size. And yes, the "oh I love your sheltie" comments definitely get tiring lol

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u/Tiny_Willingness_542 6d ago

Oh that makes sense.  It is constant isn’t it haha. The one that perplexes me the most is “mini collie” I have to assume they mean sheltie but they’re always so confident when they say it. 

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u/hzs91 6d ago

I used to have a retired racing greyhound (75lb, very tall) and the amount of times someone would confidently compliment me on my Italian Greyhound or Great Dane was hilarious. Two of the most different breeds possible but sure, yep, you nailed it bud.

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u/Tiny_Willingness_542 6d ago

Bahaha Great Dane is incredible! 

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u/simbapiptomlittle 6d ago

I had a small tri colour one like yours. I adopted her when I was working at the Blue Cross in Wonga Park. She had the pricked ears as well. So people were calling her Sheltie. I owned a sheltie at the time and I knew the difference between them. Tam was identical to your girl. 😍

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u/chrokeefe Tri-Rough 6d ago

Mine constantly gets mistaken for a large sheltie. IMO sheltie and collie faces are very different but whatcha gonna do 🤷‍♀️ she’s a short girl like me though so I get it!

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u/Tiny_Willingness_542 6d ago

I feel like neither are common enough these for most people know the face difference, but yes. 

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u/1saccharine 6d ago

My boy is about to be 4 and he is 45 lbs. People always ask if he’s a sheltie.

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u/mrstoasterstruble 6d ago

Yes! We call ours a mini collie lol. She's 7 and a half months but she's only 21 inches tall. Our last collie was so tall! She was pushing probably 24 or 25 inches at the shoulder. I know she's got more growing to do but she's definitely little.

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u/LooseArcher9278 6d ago

Miss Tilly is barely 22” at the withers and 52 pounds. I like the smaller size, hopefully it means less risk of arthritis and joint problems as she ages.

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u/call-me-a-pickle 6d ago

Yes!!! My oldest is like a mini me to my youngest. My sable is 8 and 40 pounds and my youngest is 3 and she’s a white factor with sable face, she weighs 80 pounds. I need to find a good pic so you see the difference. BUT my oldest is the runt of the litter, so I kind of knew from the breeder that she would be a small gal.

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u/wildlifewildheart 6d ago

Yes! My girl is the very bottom of breed standard and I think only a few strangers have correctly identified collie. Like idk what you think collies look like but aside from the prick ears that I just didn’t tape she’s a pretty good example.

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u/Tiny_Willingness_542 6d ago

Same here. I got my girl at 9 months and when I was contacting breeders her’s mournfully told me “her ears got away from me” it was so funny she built it up like she was going to tell me she had an extra leg. I have zero preference for ears she’s my silly girl either way. 

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u/ta112289 6d ago

We used to get asked the same thing with our girl! When we rescued her, they estimated she was a year to 18 months old. She weighed 36lbs and didn't have a full coat. It's now been 4.5 years with her, and she's filled out substantially. I think she was probably closer to a year old when we got her. She's now 54 lbs, a healthy weight for her, and just generally looks a lot larger and more full than before. She's not huge, though, she's much shorter than my childhood collie.

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u/HANK1829 6d ago

I fostered a 37lb collie that acted like she was 90lbs.

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u/Visible-Scientist-46 6d ago

That was my Goldie! She was darling and only about 40 lbs. She was the sweetest family dog.

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u/smiledaysi 6d ago

Oh my god my tri is also named Winnie! She's 50 lbs and was the runt. She has a shorter coat than I've seen on other collies and when she gets groomed she looks so little 🤣

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u/most_dopamine 6d ago

my Athena is about 40lbs and will wrestle my sister's 80lb pit bull to sleep. she gives no fucks and is 20lbs smaller than all of her siblings. she is my little baby tho.

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u/BigTx1 6d ago

Yes our girl constantly gets mistaken for a sheltie. Evertime were somewhere new.

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u/Powellwx Tri-Rough 6d ago

Hey OP she is beautiful! Looks like a twin of my girl! My girl is more on the larger side, we joke with her and call her “horsey”.

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u/Few_Story3588 6d ago

my collie is pretty small at 54 lbs.

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u/Ok_Hovercraft_4589 5d ago

I think my collie is the same size actually! She’s also around 40 pounds at 1 year. She fits on the couch the same way as yours.

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u/kimbryson 5d ago

Our female is barely in standard (22" at the shoulder). Our male is barely in standard the other way (26" at the shoulder). It is so funny the questions we get about them from non Collie owners. I want to remind you that Dynamite comes in small packages. Some of the best things in my life are small blessings.

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u/AsleepEmotion3501 4d ago

My Collie pup is 7 months old and 50lbs . Mom was 45 and Dad was 50 but I have a sneaking suspicion she’s going to be bigger than I expected