Callie is a very beautiful dog, did you know the Collie breed has eye problems especially one with a lot of white in there coats. Their are also all white collies not a preferred color but they are out there.Callie maybe a pure breed collie, Please read the following book it is the best book I have read in a very long time "If A Dog's Prayers Were Answered Bones Would Rain from the Sky" by Suzanne Clothier.
If you run across a dog that is fearful the worst thing you can do is "comfort" them is is much better to act like it is no big deal they will work though their fear much faster. I say this because I'm an old woman who has been around dogs all my life have read many books,have had Dog Fancy magazine every since it started or close to it. Hope I have not offended anyone but I try to be helpful.Papbouv
Collie eye problems:Collie eye anomaly (CEA), a genetic disease which causes improper development of the eye and possible blindness, is a common ailment in the breed.[8] More rarely, Collies can be affected by progressive retinal atrophy (PRA), another genetic disease in which bilateral degeneration of the retina results in progressive vision loss culminating in blindness.[9] Through genetic testing and careful screening program it would be theoretically possible to eradicate both of these problems in purebred lines, however, certainly in the UK, the Kennel Club does not require these tests to be done either for registration or showing. CEA is so prevalent that elimination of affected dogs except through very slow and careful breeding decisions to avoid shrinking the gene pool more than absolutely necessary. Collie puppies should be screened at an early age (6–8 weeks) by a certified veterinary ophthalmologist to check for CEA. PRA has a later onset and can be detected by DNA test, but is much less widespread (in the US) than CEA. (In the UK, PRA is more common.) [10] Note, the UK Kennel Club "Accredited Breeder Scheme" requires eye tests and recommends the genetic test for this class of members ,.[11]
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