is willow a border x or not Questions

hello every one

when we got willow we were told she was boder collie x ,well we really did think ,she may ,have spaniel in her ,but now i cant really say for sure ,in fact i can no longer see the spaniel (due to her legs we thought this)
im really thinking my stunning lovely girl is full collie ,what do you think (bit fun );-)

I would say a teeny weeny drop of Springer? I do mean WEANY, most of that pretty lass is collie.

Pretty bitch, def collie the colour is border but the build looks more rough collie.

She has very similar (almost exactly the same) markings to my wee springer, she is lovely

I would say a bit of rought collie also possibly !

Not the best pic-cant find a decent standing one

What a pretty dog and that typical 'feel sorry for me' expression that spaniels of any sort are sooooo good at, and it works so well!

She is pretty
Deff collie - but the nose does look a bit long and rough collie like - do you have any side shots??
and yup markings similar to my boy (far more pretty spots)and the tail is exactly as fluffy

I wouldn't say springer as she has very little feathering on her under carriage, infact her head is quite narrow so I'd go for rough or smooth collie, possibly smooth as with a rough there would have been considerably more coat.
Becky

I would agree that she's got rough or smooth in her. It might be the photos but she looks quite long compared to a border and the tail has more feathering to it. Also agree her head is longer and a touch wedge shape and ear set is quite close suggesting smooth/rough

Oh she's beautiful

shes super bit spaniel but so lovely

Who cares..........she's beautiful...thats my opinion

ps (edit)...the one Gary is looking at in BDH is down as Border Collie X ?????? can not see the X. Will get pics tomorrow when we introduce Pappi

Deff rough or smooth in there from her head, possibly one of those with bc, I don't see any spaniel, I have a bcxess myself, maybe brit at a push but I think so. Probably smoothxbc, would expect a lot more coat from a rough cross, not just longer but thicker but then you never can tell.

Lovely dog whatever she is!

I see Rough in her too

what about a bit of rough and smooth and merle!?

lol shes lovely!

Rough & Smooth collies are genetically the same breed & you can get Rough Collie puppies in a litter from two smooth parents(just as you can in Border Collies)-my Rjj is from two smooth parents & has a rough coated sister)so crossing a rough & a smooth would not get an inbetween coat it would be either one or the other.

My Jessie is a BC

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My Rjj is a BC

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If they were to have a litter the puppies would be either smooth or rough

Jessie hasn't got a lot of coat(mainly due to Mr Wu pulling her feathering out !)doesn't mean that she is a cross

BCs & WSD come in main shapes & sizes originally bred for the work their owners had for them-hill dogs tend to be taller & lighter, lowland dogs shorter & heavier in build

I presume you mean a blue merle-which is a background of grey/blue with black patches not the mottling like Willow & Jessie have

I haven't got a clue, but there is a lot of gorgeousness in there! Lovely pics!

i dont really know i was joking.

I don't think they meant long or short coated border collies, I think they meant they saw some of the breed smooth collie in her.

She's stunning!