Breeding for Genetic HealthBy and large, we are very fortunate that Scottish Collies are pretty healthy dogs. However, there are a few inherited diseases that have been identified as being a problem for the various Collie breeds. It is the goal of the Scottish Collie Preservation Society to acknowledge that these harmful diseases exist; to
A breed is only as good as the registry that is preserving it. What we have learned over the last several decades is that closed registries are detrimental to the health of a breed. Once a registry closes, the gene pool becomes locked. No new lines are allowed into the registry creating an environment of poor
Hello friends! I have been breeding Rough Collie’s for many years, and in doing so, I’m always watching trends in breeding. What is a trend? It’s a general direction in which something is developing or changing. In the Collie world, I’ve watched a trend where everyone wants a “clear” dog, free of all Collie anomalies.