jenn writes:
AND....Brush them THOUGHOULY!!!!!!! the "average" pet owner doesn't have a CLUE what it takes to keep a really long (and especially a really long AND curly) coat in proper condition.
I'd say that's probably a true statement. I really loved the look
of the Rough Coated Collie and they didn't look that hard to
groom. I mean they didn't look to the level of like an Old English
Sheepdog or Lhasa Apso, so I thought how hard could they be.
I was thinking a simple brush through maybe once a week.
I was all set to get one, until a groomer friend described
to me how to properly brush a Rough Coat weekly, to prevent
mats. I promptly changed my mind to a Smooth Coated
Collie.

And mighty glad I did, especially after reading some of the posts
on a yahoo Collie message board of people having matting
problems with their Collies.

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