Joe Koehler – Jil Cris Collies
Joe Koehler Interview 2020 - Jil Cris Collies Interviewed by Sami Berg
Bedtime Story with Pam Durrazano
Collie Club of America Breed Education Bedtime Story with Pam Durrazano - Starr
Bedtime Story with Joyce Dowling
Collie Club of America Breed Education Bedtime Story with Joyce Dowling - Shenstone
Bedtime Story with Tom Coen
Collie Club of America Breed Education Bedtime Story with Tom Coen - Macdega
2026 Breed Education Seminar
2026 Breed Education Seminar * Tulsa, Oklahoma “The Collie Standard: DECODED” featuring Laura LaBounty, Dan Cardoza and Patt Caldwell Kelly Neeley –Breed Education Chairperson [...]
Celebrating The Collie Standard
Celebrating The Collie Standard - Presented by Collie Club of America Judges Education
Evaluating The Collie Head
Collie Club of America Presents Evaluating The Collie Head Judges Education - Dan Cardoza, Chairman Produced by Ron Caruso, Devinwood Collies [...]
Collie Ear Taping
Collie Ear Taping by Mike Cheatham, Southland Collies - Step by step instructions.
Let’s Review The Standard
Breed Education Committee: Kelly Neeley – Chair Courtney Dowling, Laurie Jeff Greer, Pati Merrill, Lori Montero, Michelle Struble As we prepare to make the [...]
CCA In The Summer
August 7-9, 2026 • Purina Farms • Gray Summit, MO A late-summer gathering for Collie people who value education and connection Download Flyer (PDF) [...]
Utah Collie Club Ringside Conversation
Friday, May 1, 2026 Seminars Do Dew Claws & Mirror Mirror I thoroughly enjoyed both these seminars. They were new content and thought provoking. [...]
Panhandle Collie Club of W VA Ringside Chat
Panhandle Collie Club of West Virginia Ringside Conversation April 25, 2026 – Specialty Show The Panhandle Collie Club of West Virginia held a "CCA [...]
Collie Couture
https://www.bonfire.com/store/collie-club-of-america/ Get ready for 2027 Meet the Breeds with our exclusive line of Collie merchandise—designed to celebrate the breed we love and help showcase [...]
Tri County Collie Breeders Ringside Chat
Ringside Conversations: Tri County Collie Breeders Association of Southeastern NY, Inc. April 18, 2026 – Specialty Show The Tri County Collie Breeders Association of [...]
Puppy Breeder Packets
Collie Club of America Puppy Breeder Packets The Collie Club of America (CCA) is excited to offer Puppy Breeder Packets — a complete, professional [...]
CCA Administration Accomplishments: 2024–2026
Over the past two years, your Collie Club of America Board and dedicated volunteers have worked tirelessly to strengthen our organization, improve transparency, enhance [...]
Shop Collie Couture
Collie Couture The Collie Couture shop is live and ready for you to shop—now's the perfect time to gear up and support the Collie [...]
2026 Meet The Breeds
The Collie booth team absolutely crushed it at AKC Meet the Breeds this weekend (February 7-8, 2026) at the Javits Center—huge shoutout to Kate, [...]
Ringside Chat Program
The Collie Club of America Breed Education committee has replaced the Continuing Education Committee. We thank this committee for creating a grassroots initiative that [...]
CICC Seminar on Brood Bitch Management
Central Iowa Collie Club hosted a virtual Collie seminar ~ "Brood Bitch Management " ~ in July of 2025. Featuring: Nancy McDonald, Barksdale Collies [...]
CICC Seminar on Pedigree Analysis
Central Iowa Collie Club hosted a virtual Collie seminar ~ "Pedigree Analysis" ~ in July of 2025. Featuring: Nancy McDonald, Barksdale Collies Deborah Falk, [...]
CICC Seminar on Breeding Vision
Central Iowa Collie Club hosted a virtual Collie seminar ~ "Breeding Vision" ~ in July of 2025. Featuring: Nancy McDonald, Barksdale Collies Deborah Falk, [...]
Judie Evans – The Clarion Chronicles
Reminiscing... Judie Evans - The Clarion Chronicles DVD was produced by Kathy Peters, chair of the Collie Club of America Film Library. Kathy Peters [...]
John Buddie – Tartanside Collies
Tartanside's John Buddie interviewed by Jennifer Rutkas, Taliesin. May 9, 2020
Bettie Crawford – The Celestial Story
Bill and Bettie Crawford - The Celestial Story
George Horn – Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
George was an accomplished Collie breeder and served as a mentor, writer and teacher for all things about purebred Collies. He also served as [...]
John Honig talks about the Collie Standard
John Honig talks about the Collie Standard.
CCA National Trophies
CCA National Memorial Perpetual Trophies - Open to CCA Members Only All National Perpetual Trophies that predate 1952 are donated through the Collie Club [...]
Tracking Explained
What Is Tracking? A dog's keen sense of smell has been put to use by humans for as long as the two species have [...]
Agility Explained
What is agility? Running a dog in an agility trial is the ultimate game for you and your dog and is one of the [...]
Obedience & Rally
Visit AKC's Obedience & Rally YouTube Channel >> Obedience is a great way to build a relationship with your dog. Whether your goals are [...]
Register of Merit Performance
Register of Merit Performance Application (Online) >> The Register of Merit - Performance (ROM-P) recognizes those collies that have achieved an exceptional record in [...]
Versatility Program
Versatility Awards Form (Online) >> The CCA versatility awards program is designed to recognize Collies which have distinguished themselves in both the breed ring [...]
Herding Resources
See CCA Herding Instinct Certification Program >> Throughout the country there are local herding clubs that provide clinics, work days, trials and tests. Several [...]
Breeder Resources
The Need for Contracts The Collie Club of America strongly urges all members to use contracts when they sell or place puppies. These contracts [...]
Collie General Appearance
The Collie is a lithe, strong, responsive, active dog, carrying no useless timber, [...]
Collie Structure
As published in Collie Expressions. The neck is firm, clean, muscular, sinewy [...]
Head Study
As published in Collie Expressions. The head properties are of [...]
Collie Expression
Expression is one of the most important points [...]
Sally and Bob Futh of Starberry Collies Interview
Join us and take a journey in time with Sally and Bob Futh whose lives in Collies span 70 years and stir up memories [...]
Jackie Caruso of Devinwood Collies Interview
Jackie Caruso of Devinwood Collies is interviewed by Tom Coen at the 2007 Greater Brighton Collie Club Seminar in Michigan. [...]
Joyce Houser Twin Creeks Collies & Sue Fabeck Myriah Collies Interviews
Tom Coen interviews Joyce Houser of Twin Creeks Collies and John Buddie interviews Sue Fabeck of Myriah Collies.
Elizabeth Browning’s Tokalon Kennels – A Reflection By Nick Brown
Nick Brown reminisces about his experiences with legendary Collie breeder Elizabeth Browning.
CH ToKalon’s Blue Banner, CD
CH ToKalon’s Blue Banner, CD Sire: ToKalon Ice Storm x Dam: ToKalon Lady Jane Blue Banner was born in the 1950’s and was sold [...]
2010-2030 National Results
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1979-2009 National Results
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1948-1978 National Results
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1917-1947 National Results
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1894-1916 National Results
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The Unpardonable Fault
The cool, crisp Fall air has arrived, and the leaves are falling; signaling winter is coming. Along with a new year, just around the [...]
A Guide To Sound Breeding
We hope you will enjoy this truly educational article we spotted in the April 1989 COLLIE REVIEW, “Pat’s Corner”. This article was written by [...]
Breeding Rules
Written by John Buddie of Tartanside Collies Leave the sport no worse than you found it. The number of champions finished or ribbons earned [...]
Judging the Collie
To develop a clear mental picture of correct Collie type an in-depth study of the Standard, attendance at breed specific seminars, and observation of [...]
A Breeder’s Perspective
This article first appeared in the Collie Expressions. Written By Judie Evans Download this article as a PDF >> How do we as breeders define [...]
Judging The Sable Merle
The Collie Standard recognizes four colors: "Sable and White," "Tri-Color," "Blue Merle" and "White." Sable Merles appear sable but may exhibit varying degrees of [...]
10 Events That Shaped Collie History
by Gayle Kaye The noted author and Collie enthusiast, Albert Payson Terhune. 1) Queen Victoria Falls for the Collie. Even though the [...]
2026 CCA Shining Star Ambassador Team
By CCA Shining Star Committee Co-Chairs: Corinne Boon and Deborah Gates Committee Members: Candy Ardizzone, Danyall Benavides, Susie Green DeLorenzo, Candace Hunter, Lois and [...]
2025 CCA Shining Star Ambassador Team
By CCA Shining Star Committee Co-Chairs: Corinne Boon and Deborah Gates Committee Members: Candy Ardizzone, Danyall Benavides, Susie Green DeLorenzo, Candace Hunter, Lois and [...]
Decisions, Decisions – How judges make choices
This article first appeared in the AKC Gazette. Written by Marianne Sullivan There are many mysteries in this world: how do black holes originate, [...]
A Judge’s Wish List
This article first appeared in the AKC Gazette. Written by Marianne Sullivan Judging is a straight forward task: you travel to the show, you [...]
Consider This – Being Kinder
This article first appeared in the AKC Gazette. Written by Marianne Sullivan “I wish more people loved dog shows.” This one line caught my [...]
Number Crunching – Breed Ranking/Popularity
This article first appeared in the AKC Gazette. Written by Marianne Sullivan It might be time to take a serious look at the AKC [...]
Let’s Hear It For The Boys
This article first appeared in the AKC Gazette. Written by Marianne Sullivan An oft heard adage starting out in Collies is “find the best [...]
Preserving Herding Ability
This article first appeared in the AKC Gazette. Written by Marianne Sullivan If we are indeed going to call ourselves preservation breeders, that is, [...]
The Complexity of Family – What does “family of dogs” mean?
This article first appeared in the AKC Gazette. Written by Marianne Sullivan Family of dogs. We say it all the time, but does anyone [...]
Our Mental Image
This article first appeared in the AKC Gazette. Written by Marianne Sullivan Sometime in the late 1800s, the story goes, James A. Watson, a [...]
Showing Our Own – Owner Handlers
This article first appeared in the AKC Gazette. Written by Marianne Sullivan One of the more satisfying aspects of dog showing is handling my [...]
The Roadmap – Pedigrees and how to use them
This article first appeared in the AKC Gazette. Written by Marianne Sullivan What kind of traveler are you? The adventurous type who takes off [...]
Selection – How we pick puppies
This article first appeared in the AKC Gazette. Written by Marianne Sullivan Every pillar of the breed, every great show dog, every successful performance [...]
A New Look at Temperament, Part 2
This article first appeared in the AKC Gazette. Written by Marianne Sullivan Three additional characteristics of temperament are: Adaptability-can your dog adjust to changes [...]
A New Look at Temperament, Part 1
This article first appeared in the AKC Gazette. Written by Marianne Sullivan Ask most Collie people what their dog’s temperament is like; you’ll commonly [...]
A Fortunate Choice
This article first appeared in the AKC Gazette. Written by Marianne Sullivan On the eve of summer’s unofficial start I sit on our screened [...]
The Tail End, Part 2 (Rears)
This article first appeared in the AKC Gazette. Written by Marianne Sullivan The human eye is very forgiving. We tend to take in the [...]
The Tail End, Part 1 (Rears)
This article first appeared in the AKC Gazette. Written by Marianne Sullivan This past August I had the privilege of judging, along with two [...]
2024 CCA Shining Star Ambassador Team
Bill and Lois Hall and K9 Calder The CCA Shining Star Committee has selected Bill and Lois Hall and K9 Calder as the 2024 [...]
2023 CCA Shining Star Ambassador Team
John DeSantis and Ingrid The CCA Shining Star Committee has selected John DeSantis and Ingrid as the 2023 Shining Star Ambassador Team. John and [...]
2022 CCA Shining Star Ambassador Team
Rita Doyle and Maverick The CCA Shining Star Committee has selected Rita Doyle and Maverick as the 2022 Shining Star Ambassador Team. Rita is [...]
2021 CCA Shining Star Ambassador Team
Phil Cox and his service collie, Crookshanks This year, the Collie Club of America (CCA) Shining Star Committee received 19 applications for the Shining [...]
2020 CCA Shining Star Ambassador Team
Marian Leerburger and Remy This year the CCA received 13 applications for the Shining Star program. The CCA Shining Star Committee has selected Marian [...]
2019 CCA Shining Star Ambassador Team
Rose Marie Hutches and Fibber McGee This year the CCA received 21 applications for the Shining Star program. The CCA Shining Star Committee has [...]
2018 CCA Shining Star Co-Ambassador Teams
MaryAnn and Duncan Duncan and MaryAnn Campbell began their adventure in therapy work when they were certified by the Alliance of Therapy Dogs in [...]
2017 CCA Shining Star Ambassador Team
Ace Mask and Kane With over six years of volunteerism, Kane well represents the characteristics of the noble Collie breed, and as a certified [...]
2016 CCA Shining Star Ambassador Team
Corinne Boon and Forte' Born 10-10-10, Forte' was selected to be the first dog for a young family. One of the boys was diagnosed [...]
2015 & 2014 CCA Shining Star Ambassador Teams
2015 Rio & Karen Hathaway 2015 Lassie & Karla Hutching > Read the full 2015 report (originally printed in the June 2015 CCA Bulletin) [...]
2013 CCA Shining Star Ambassador Team
K-9 Deker and his owner-trainer handler, Lois Hall > Deker's Application While most families were sitting down to enjoy a a turkey dinner on [...]
2010-2012 CCA Shining Star Ambassador Teams
> 2012 Shining Star Annual Report > 2011 Shining Star Annual Report > 2010 Shining Star Annual Report
Agility
The Collie Club of America (CCA), like other breed clubs, is experiencing the same increasing interest in agility amongst its members. Dog agility is [...]
Barn Hunt
Barn Hunt - Dogs and their handlers work as a team to locate and mark rats (which are always safely held in aerated tubes) [...]
Canine Good Citizen
All dogs can be good dogs, and all owners can be great owners, it just takes a little bit of training, lots of love, [...]
Conformation
Exhibiting in Conformation For each breed the AKC registers, there is a breed standard which is a word description of the perfect dog of [...]
Dock Diving
Dock diving is a sport in which dogs are enticed to run along a dock and leap as far out into the water as [...]
Farm Dog
The Farm Dog Certified test provides for a series of twelve exercises that represent situations a farm dog would encounter in a typical farm environment. [...]
FIT Dog
In today’s world, staying fit is essential for both Collies and their owners. Walking stands out as the top recommended exercise, offering a safe [...]
Fast CAT
The purpose of the AKC Fast CAT® event is to provide all dogs and their owners with an enjoyable, healthy activity in which they [...]
Freestyle
Dancing with Your Collie Dancing with your dog, otherwise known as Canine Freestyle is in essence, a choreographed set of moves that is performed [...]
Herding
Herding Tests and Trials for Collies Herding is a captivating challenge that showcases the Collie’s natural instincts, agility, and intelligence, rooted in their Scottish [...]
Junior Showmanship
Does your child have an innate passion for dogs? Do you to want to empower him/her with life-long skills about being responsible and a [...]
Obedience
Obedience training may just be the best gift you can give yourself, your family, and your dog. It teaches your dog appropriate social behavior [...]
Rally
Fun for the Owner and the Dog AKC Rally is the new dog sport that is taking the nation by storm, a successful stepping [...]
Scent Work
The sport of Scent Work celebrates the joy of sniffing, and asks a dog to sniff to their heart’s content; turning your dog’s favorite [...]
Therapy
Therapy dogs go with their owners to volunteer in settings such as schools, hospitals, assisted living facilities, airports, and libraries. From working with a [...]
Trick Dog
This is an activity that is completely designed around having fun with your Collie. Trick Dog is just that—you teach your Collie tricks (of [...]
Tracking
The Collie is an intelligent companion, who is also a very impressive tracking dog. To earn the beginning level AKC Tracking Title, Tracking Dog, [...]
Collie Origins & History
Written By Gayle Kaye The exact origins of the Collie are shrouded in obscurity, and over the years it has been a subject of [...]
History of the Smooth Collie
by Doris W. Werdermann The popularity of the Smooth Collie has increased significantly all over the United States in the past 20 years. The [...]
Collie Standard
General Appearance The Collie is a lithe, strong, responsive, active dog, carrying no useless timber, standing naturally straight and firm. The deep, moderately wide [...]
Collie Character
Collie Character: The Perfect Family Companion Collies are a stunning blend of beauty and brains, renowned for their intelligence, friendliness, loyalty, love, and sensitivity. [...]
Rough & Smooth Varieties
The Collie breed comes in two different varieties—the Rough and the Smooth. The two varieties are identical with the exception of the coat. The [...]
Collie Coat Colors
Collies come in (4) different colors. The color long associated with the breed, thanks in part to Lassie, is the sable color. This color [...]
Collie Health
CCA Health Statement, Updated July 2025 (PDF) >> As a rule the Collie is a healthy/hardy breed and owner feedback supports this statement. Over [...]
The Collie As A Family Dog
The Collie As A Family Dog: Your Guide to the Best Family Dog Explore The Collie As A Family Dog flipbook, your ultimate guide [...]
Is The Collie Right For You?
Is The Collie Right For You? Find Your Perfect Family Dog Considering a Collie puppy? Research the Collie breed to ensure it fits your [...]
Collie Care
A common misconception is that the Collie needs daily brushing or frequent bathing. The amount of coat care is dependent upon the amount of [...]
