Quote Originally Posted by Spiritwind
The biggest difference to me (and I do not own shelties, but there are several that live on the property - not mine.. hard to explain) but the biggest difference to me is their temperament. I am trying to word this the right way because I don't want to offend anyone.. because I am NOT trying to say anything negative about shelties, they are a great breed and beautiful dogs.. just not for me. I guess overall Collies are more mellow.. though again I have a couple that would be bouncing off the walls if they were left inside with little exercise throughout the day... so they are still very active. Shelties are more excitable (based on the ones I have known and I have known A LOT).. and IMO are a bit more barky, though my Collies do their fair share of barking. I don't know, its hard to explain, but once you are around both breeds for a while it is so easy to notice how different they really are.
I'll vouch for that! Shelties are typically a little more "yap, yap, yap" *zoomies* "yap, yap, yap". The Collies I've known have been more mellow, yet still very active and playful.. just a little more stable as far as excitability goes.

Beautiful dogs Spiritwind! It's great to see you back! I was actually just thinking about your dogs the other day and wondering where you went.