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Collies and Shelties are very different!!! I have a collie and a sheltie. Collies are very smart as well as shelties. So make sure you want a dog who wants a job or you have an active family.

Our Sheltie is very skiddish unless she is with our collie. She has a temper much different then all the collies we have had. She will snap if she gets too tired. If you have little kids I would not recommend a sheltie. However, if you have an older family they make a great family pet.

Collies are extremely intelligent so beware. Some of them are very cuddly and other are not. But all the collies I have had (4) have been very sweet tempered. They would never dream of hurting someone or any other dog.

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