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“... I believe that the old-fashioned collie or shepherd dog was one of the finest dogs that ever came to be the companion and helper of man... I wish Country Life in America could do something to save this noble breed from extinction, and I wish I could find out myself where I could get such a dog.”

Otis Barnum, in a letter to the editor
County Life in America, December 1911

"Collie and the Lamb" by English painter
Walter Hunt (1861-1941)

So why did these Scotch Collies become so rare that they were almost lost to the pages of history?

In the show dog world of the 1880's, judges began choosing dogs with long snouts and excessively long hair, with no thought for their intelligence, workability and biddability.
When the family farms were exchanged for the factories during the industrial revolution of the early 1900's, their numbers continued to decline.
By the late 1980s, only a few remote pockets of these Scotch Collies with their valuable traits existed.

Then the Old Time Scotch Collie Association was formed. It was born out of a desire to revive and increase the numbers of these historic collies.  Today, we have joined a growing number of owners who are continuing the vision to preserve the Old Time Scotch Collie.

Join us as we continue the tradition of the amazing Scotch Collie!

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