those who guessed collie were right! charley isnt a sheltie

labgirl said:
Whatever he is, I'm sure Charley will be your best friend for years to come:wink2:

BTW, when you say 'collie' I automatically think border collie, but do you mean a rough collie?

I have noticed that in the UK collie means a border collie because they are so popular, a rough collie is a 'lassie dog'. But in the US it seems collie refers to rough collies, as they are more prevalent?
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I think BC's are as popular or maybe more but I think Lassie got the rough dropped and got the generic collie for them. Most people here think 'Collies' are all Sable and rough. They also think that BCs are all black and white (thus Sca being almost a biblack in marking and large gets called one all the time)
 
Your Charley is one lucky boy! Our Toby was my first rescue dog, and boy, I think they give a lot more love :) How couldn't you save a face like theirs, anyways?!

Speaking of the shots, though, we had the same problem. We just kept him away from other dogs for a few months and redid all of his vaccines when the vet thought there would be no ill-effects in case they were duplicates. Totally worth the money!!
 
nykkchick said:
the lady is still arguing with me that he is a sheltie, so do i go on what the vet said? or the lady who wont even give me her vet info on him. honestly the vet. since i have asked her 3 times about the vet info, he got a rabies shot yesterday which she said he had all of his shots but funny wont give me any info.
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Its possible that you do have an exceptionally big sheltie, it does happen. Some friends of mine had a 60 lb. sheltie that they got from a reputable breeder.

You could always have his genetics tested, its not that expensive.

Here's one site, but if you google genetic testing there are several sites available.

http://www.vetgen.com/canine-breed.html
 
Overall, I think it makes little difference if he is a Sheltie or a Collie. He was a animal looking for love and a forever home and he found it. I am so happy for you both!
 
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