Breed # Rough Collie The Rough Collie is a herding breed from United Kingdom (Scotland), standing males 22–26 in · females 21–26 in at the withers, weighing males 44–75 lb · females 35–64 lb. Recorded lifespan is 11–14 yrs. ![A photograph of the Rough Collie](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/lg/rough-collie.webp) Breed group Herding Origin United Kingdom (Scotland) Height males 22–26 in · females 21–26 in Weight males 44–75 lb · females 35–64 lb Lifespan 11–14 yrs Among the 500 breeds here with recorded measurements, the Rough Collie is taller than 69% of the measured breeds, heavier than 61%, one of 27 in the Herding group. Compare the Rough Collie with another breed ## Living with the Rough Collie Two breed references score every breed they cover from 1 to 5 on the things an owner lives with day to day. These are the Rough Collie’s, with what a 1 and a 5 mean on each row. Around people and other dogs Affection with family 4 of 5 1 independent · 5 devoted Good with young children 5 of 5 1 not suited · 5 very good Good with other dogs 4 of 5 1 not suited · 5 very good Openness to strangers 4 of 5 1 reserved · 5 everyone is a friend Watchdog / protective nature 3 of 5 1 unbothered · 5 vigilant What they will ask of you Energy 3 of 5 1 couch potato · 5 busy all day Exercise needs 3 of 5 1 a short walk · 5 a job to do Playfulness 4 of 5 1 only when invited · 5 non-stop Barking 4 of 5 1 only to alert · 5 very vocal Around the house Shedding 5 of 5 1 barely · 5 constantly Drooling 2 of 5 1 a dry mouth · 5 keep a towel What they tolerate Tolerates being alone 2 of 5 1 poorly · 5 well Tolerates hot weather 3 of 5 1 poorly · 5 well Tolerates cold weather 4 of 5 1 poorly · 5 well Rated 1 to 5 by the American Kennel Club and DogTime, averaged where both rate the same thing, and read from their breed pages in 2022. Nobody at Woof & Beyond has met this breed — these are the publishers’ judgments, not ours.[Rough Collie on AKC](https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/collie/)[Rough Collie on DogTime](https://dogtime.com/dog-breeds/collie) ## Breeds that look like the Rough Collie A neural network trained to tell breeds apart by sight read all 510 photographs in this reference, and these are the 6 it placed closest to the Rough Collie. - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/shetland-sheepdog.webp)Shetland Sheepdog](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/shetland-sheepdog/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/finnish-lapphund.webp)Finnish Lapphund](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/finnish-lapphund/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/mackenzie-river-husky.webp)Mackenzie River husky](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/mackenzie-river-husky/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/japanese-spitz.webp)Japanese Spitz](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/japanese-spitz/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/german-spitz.webp)German Spitz](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/german-spitz/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/alaskan-klee-kai-toy.webp)Alaskan Klee Kai (Toy)](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/alaskan-klee-kai-toy/) Side by side Height 0–38 in 1. Rough Collie22–26 in 2. Shetland Sheepdog13–16 in 3. Finnish Lapphund18–21 in 4. Mackenzie River husky26–29 in 5. Japanese Spitz12–15 in 6. German Spitz12–15 in 7. Alaskan Klee Kai (Toy)13 in Weight 0–220 lb 1. Rough Collie44–75 lb 2. Shetland Sheepdog11–24 lb 3. Finnish Lapphund33–53 lb 4. Mackenzie River husky64–104 lb 5. Japanese Spitz11–20 lb 6. German Spitz24–26 lb 7. Alaskan Klee Kai (Toy)9 lb Lifespan 0–20 yrs 1. Rough Collie11–14 yrs 2. Shetland Sheepdog12–18 yrs 3. Finnish Lapphund12–15 yrs 4. Mackenzie River huskyno recorded figure 5. Japanese Spitz12–14 yrs 6. German Spitz13–15 yrs 7. Alaskan Klee Kai (Toy)12–16 yrs Nothing here was grouped by hand. The ranking is an opinion about appearance, not about ancestry, which is why it sometimes puts together breeds no kennel club would — and why it is worth looking at the photographs rather than taking the order on trust. See the Rough Collie on the breed map Read about the Rough Collie on Wikipedia