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The early history of the Smooth Collie, like that of many dog breeds, is a matter of speculation. Even the origin of the breed's name is unclear, variously claimed to describe the early shepherd dog's dark colour ("coaly") or derived from the name of a breed of sheep with black faces once commonly kept in Scotland ("Colley") or derived from an Anglo-Saxon word meaning "useful."
The Dog, the Border Collie of the comic strip Footrot Flats. Colleen, a female collie in Road Rovers. Nana, a female Border Collie in Snow Dogs; Shadow, collie from Enid Blyton's book Shadow the Sheepdog. The collie type is not identified in the text, but the illustrations in an early edition look vaguely like a border collie.
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Rough Collie, circa 1915. Both Rough and Smooth collies are descended from a localised variety of herding dog originating in Scotland and Wales. [2] The Scottish variety was a large, strong, aggressive dog, bred to herd highland sheep.
These were mostly black, or very dark brown, dogs – hence the name collie, which has the same root as coal. [2] [3] (The official collie breeds were not formed until about 10 or 15 years after the Kelpie was established as a breed, [4] and the first recognised Border Collie was not brought to Australia until after the Federation in 1901). [5]
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As of 2020, the most successful dog to win Best in Show at Westminster was a Smooth Fox Terrier named Ch. Warren Remedy. [15] She was the first winner of Best in Show and the only dog to have won it on three occasions. [16] The Terrier Group would continue to win until 1913 when a Bulldog, Ch. Strathtay Prince Albert, won the title. [17]