Lassie came home this July as over a dozen Rough Collies overtook a National Trust property for their annual meet.

It’s true to say that rough collies require more work than a smooth collie. “Rough collies have a long, luxurious coat that requires regular bushing and grooming,” Dr Coder says.

Puyallup resident Diane Munford and her 6-year-old collie Justin were invited to the Westminster Dog Show in New York in February. ... She showed rough (long-haired) collies in the past, ...

Left: A rough collie—a longer-haired collie variety, so closely related to the smooth collie that sometimes rough and smooth collies are born in the same litter—gets groomed in the benching area.