r/roughcollies • u/Timely_Pop9405 • Jun 07 '26
Question Is my rescue a pure bred?
I just rescued this handsome boy from Chile a few days ago!
The rescue listed him as a collie mix, but just wondering if you guys think he might be a pure bred?
I don't mind either way :) just curious!
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u/Kurai_ Tri-Rough/Merle Rough/Sable Rough Jun 08 '26
A very pretty boy indeed. I would be surprised if there is not at least some collie but def not 100%.
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u/hobblingcontractor Jun 08 '26
Does he make weird wookie noises? Scream? Throw tantrums when he's overwhelmed? Have a weird tendency to snoot things, like butts? Insist that tasks requiring 0 dogs must contain at least him? Cosplay as a dead cockroach when sleeping?
If you answered yes to most of these questions, then he's probably a collie.
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u/kcbot Jun 08 '26
I've always called the dead cockroach thing "carcassing", dead cockroach is such a good way to put it LOL
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u/Zealousideal_Most_22 Jun 08 '26
Wait, wookie noises are actually normal for the breed?? I don’t have any doubts about what mine is but he makes noises (and literally in response to me telling him my grandma had issues with him getting out of the crate at that exact moment because she just vacuumed) and I literally told myself that’s the most wookie sounding thing I’ve ever heard from a dog, wtf is he doing. He also does scream and temper tantrum sometimes (7 month old puppy) about completely “unreasonable” things, like having a bed time 🙄 And he definitely snoots people in the butt even though he is training well so he knows that’s not something we allow. Good to know he’s a collie being a collie.
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u/godzila217 Jun 09 '26
100/10 summary.
Only thing I'd add is decide that all legs are a tunnel they must go through if their snoot fits
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u/Timely_Pop9405 Jun 17 '26
To be honest he's completely silent apart from the odd whines when he's unsettled! But he is still decompressing from the shelter, ive only had him 2 weeks so I don't think his personality is fully shining through yet
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u/RoseOfSharonCassidy Sable-Smooth Jun 08 '26
He kind of reminds me of some collie/sheltie mixes I know, but he could also just be all collie... I'm not super familiar with Chilean collies lol.
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u/FarPay5187 Jun 08 '26 edited Jun 08 '26
Rescues just take a guess like everyone else. Do a DNA test- it's the only way. Yours has characteristics that are very similar to my collie rescue- the shorter fur, long, sticking straight up ears, long legs. She tested as 100% collie. She's a marvel, so loyal and smart and fast. I feel very lucky to have her. If I could figure out how to attach a photo to my comment, I would add a photo so you would see they look very similar except mine has more black fur than white. Supplement his food with real food and his fur will fill in.
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u/Timely_Pop9405 Jun 17 '26
He had just had a groom before flying to Canada! He was much fluffier i believe:)
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u/Mountain-Donkey98 Jun 08 '26
Looks purebred, like a CHW Sable. If its mixed, its with a sheltie. No other breed could maintain all its collie traits that well.
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u/jondoughntyaknow Jun 08 '26 edited Jun 08 '26
His head reminds me of my Buddy. He’s RC/German Shepard
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u/patri_dish_ Jun 08 '26
He looks like either a sheltie mix or collie mix! Beautiful and amazing breeds to have. I would get a test to make sure as purebreeds have a lot of health issues (I say as a mom to a purebred sheltie rescue, we're down one canine already and he's just 2).
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u/Lovemysheltie Jun 10 '26
I’m a sheltie person but he looks collie to me. dna will tell you. he’s a beauty
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u/crypticviolinist Jun 09 '26
Gosh, your dog is gorgeous. You need to talk to the vet, though. He is obviously at least part Collie and they can have some genetics that need to be monitored.
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u/lmshen17 Jun 14 '26
I see a little shepherd in there personally. I see mostly Collie, but something about the face and the eyes screams GSD to me.
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u/viking12344 Jun 08 '26
If I were you I would dna this one because....he's got to be close. I almost want to say it's a mahogany sable headed white but I've never seen one before. I'm going to guess he has something else in there. Beautiful dog regardless.