Difference in Temperment of Sheltie/Collie

That was a nice article. Thanks.

My biggest problem really is I'm not sure I would enjoy such a small dog, I mean sure traveling and expenses will make a smaller dog easier to keep and travel with but I love large dogs. Plus, my daughter will be 4 hear soon and I've been told collies do much better with younger kids than shelties.

I know both the shelties I had years ago, this was accurate. Luna, just didn't enjoy her at all. Tried to get away from her often, she wild have been 2 or so then.
 
I have both a non-typical collie and non-typical sheltie. My female collie is smallish. She is 50 pounds. She's also more serious than most collies. She doesn't play either with toys or other dogs. She always seems on alert. She's a rescue that I've had for 3 years. It probably took her a good year in order to seek out attention from me.

My senior also rescue sheltie, is very mellow for a sheltie. He's a barker for attention but not much else. He loves to play with other dogs. He definitely doesn't have any hyperness in him and would probably do well off leash if I let him.

Coats are also very different. Gus, the sheltie, is still growing his back in after being shaved due to matts and hypothyroidism. Kona, the collie, has very thick fur. Many others have a silkier fur. Her stomach and back end are very coarse and matt easily. Unfortunately, I'm unable to groom her due to a past experience before I got her, but she is perfect for the groomer.
 
I have a sheltie but growing up my family had a total of 5 shelties and two collies. My grandfather always had collies. In my book they are both exceptional breeds. If I were to generalize the shelties typically were more communicative in their barking and definately a higher octave! OverAll more driveY and bouncy ( in personality) much like a cheerleader. The collies a bit more calm in comparison but more stubborness from time to time. Both breeds share the same kind of intelligence and loyalty to family and need to be with their people that i love and sensitivity. personally the sheltie face melts me and the size for me is nicer. Each personality and exact temperament varied with the dog. when the time comes for my next companion, collie is not off the table as an option. With kids i think either breed is exceptional. All of our dogs loved kids and were socialized with them from a young age. And our dogs were kid tested. My parents were foster parents and between their own children and fosters ( all young ages) our dogs would have up 9 kids around. There arent breeds i trust more with kids than shelties and collies. My mother always said they are the best dog for families with the right kind of children. We never had issue with the herding behaviors. We certainly herded but never fearful. Also like any breed a family with kids has to select the right dog, we never brought home the extremely shy, nervous, super submissive or dominant dog.
 
I'll never have another Collie. Sorry. They are not quick enough for me.

I have five dogs. When I walk down the hallway, the shelties get out of the way, the Collie stands sideways asking "oh, were you going to walk here? I guess I should move…"

She's just not bright. At all. Very sweet, very good with other dogs, but not what I want in a dog.
 
Our collie was one of the smartest dogs i have ever seen. But that is only one example. She saw my mom coming with baskets of laundry and the dog got up and opened the door (with door knob) for her, untrained. All of our shelties have been bright.
 
The article is correct. I can add that the Collie can get bored with somethings, like obedience and needs some change up.
I have had both and love then both too.

Tim
 
My sheltie LOVES children :-) But she was also exposed to them at a very young age and thought that they made fantastic "sheep".
 
Sheltie

I have a sheltie, and have never owned a collie. My dog barks only on occasion. He usually is very mellow and friendly. Fetch and a walk or two a day is usually enough for him. My sheltie is super good with kids. He made one of my friend's child(4) stop being afraid of dogs. He is super patient, and also very "in tune" with the child. He can definitely tell if the person likes or does not like dogs. My dog is very social, unlike some shelties. My family will usually "tackle" him, but he is very calm. All in all, a great dog.
 
I have both a Sheltie and a Collie now. There are definitely differences in temperment between Ida and Darby. Though Ida has had emotional problems from being a puppy mill dog, I'm starting to see some of her personality come through - she is definitely going to be a Miss Bossypants! Darby is far more laid back, and willing to let Ida (and the cats) have their way. Ida is more reserved around strangers, and will probably always be that way. Darby is more "Hail fellow, well met!" towards everyone. Of course, all of this could just be gender differences as much as breed differences. I haven't had enough exposure to other Shelties and Collies to really know. The one thing Collies do that I don't think Shelties do is the "talking". (example here: https://youtu.be/JfbStBYh3Zs ) Darby is always moaning, groaning and squeaking. Not sure if Shelties vocalize like this.
 
lol - my shelties talk, the moaning, the groaning, the yip and the yap, a whole vocab, in fact Tully has these little trilling sounds she uses to say hello to everyone she meets.

I've had my Collie breeder friends try to talk me into crossing the line many times, I was even tempted to get this one beauty about 18mths ago. The one thing that put me off - that extremely high pitched bark that could wake the dead!
 
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