In a lot of ways, a Mini-collie is comparable to the border collie because they are a combination of breeds, where the border collie is involved. Because we work with worklines, our ladies are petite. They range between 12 and 15kg and are around 40cm shoulder height. The mini-collies' weight for girls is between 7-10kg and their shoulder height is around 25/30cm. They are remarkably smaller than the normal border collie.
All the border collie owners I ever spoke with, say the same; "one's a collie in your life... always a collie", collies are an addiction! But breeding a smaller border seemed to me in so many ways an advantage.
We were not focused on breeding "smaller", our focus was on a breed that was much better resistant to warmth. We experienced that border collies aren't tolerating the severe summers in Hungary and their stamina fails in this heat to perform. Especially in herding, fieldwork during the hot summer days, and prolonged work in the summer heat. This became the main reason to combine this Scottish and Hungarian breed of dogs and create a new breed that is more resistant to our climate. That have extendes summers arround 40 degrees.
In 2022 we welcomed our first litter of Mini-collies a litter of 6 black and chocolate minis who stole the show on our farm. They were quick, they were small, they were feisty and they were soooooo smart. Everything they did was quicker, with more understanding, their drive was endless and their insights great. They had uber instincts. This first year we worked a whole year with these little guiniuses. To understand what we wanted to see in this combination. We kept 3 of these at our farm all the rest got nice farms to
work on.
In 2023 we welcomed our second litter of Mini's a litter of 6 again, this time a combination with our merle Spotty, they were beautiful. 2 black and white girls and 4 merles in different colors. Also, these girls were so clever. They grow till fine young ladies, where 4 stayed at the farm and one girl is in agility, doggy dancing, and sports. She is great in her performances.
In 2024 we welcomed our third litter of Mini's a litter of 9 but the mother lost 4 because of a heavy birth ;(. 5 merle babies grow up. 2 of them will stay on the farm. The rest is going for sports to active families.
We discovered that in the Minis there are 4 hairstyles; smooth haired, wiry haired, long hair and curly-haired. All of them are next-level intelligent, mostly understand beyond words, and are more in touch with 'feeling' what you as an owner want. A good description I always hear from Mini-collie owners is "They are my soul dog". A mini collie is much more focused on his owner than a border, he wants to read what you think and react even before you ask him. They have excellent paw control and use their paws in several tricks to help themselves. Their body flexibility and movement are way more adapted to speed and agility they also can handle longer durability in running and working than a normal border collie.
Our love for the merle color also stayed in the Mini-collie version, but because of this combination a lot of new colors shined trough, we got some new favorits. We wanted a breed that could handle work in a stressful environment and what is more stressful than the PUSZTA of Hungary? The Mini-collie seems to be very good at it, the puszta is his second nature.
Characterwise they are a little different then border collies, but mostly the difference is less ADHD and more controled in their mind. They are cheerful, attentive, very eager to learn, tough, very courageous. They likes to work and are easy to raise. They are friendliness and have a its rich arsenal of talents. They watch you, read you and in this way they keep calm to work with you. When they are in our pack, they are just as crazy as the border collies. The Mini-collie has a lot in commen with the border collie, they also are good workdogs on the farms, they are good family dogs, love little children en other animals.
Mini-collies bring you a very loyal friend that could be a super nice therapy dog, whit supernaturel senses.
Read on to discover why a Mini-collie could be your perfect match!
Intelligence and Trainability: Mini-collies are a very honest breed, they love to work and learn. You can teach them endless tricks. They have a high drive and a lot of stamina. But they don't have the nerveus aspects of the border collie. They are very good guard dogs and in this case very protective. They have the tendency to love one person and accept the rest of the family as part of the family.
Energy and Physical Capabilities: The Mini-collie uses his body in a different way, they are the ones that are bendable in all directions, this creates that they will climb, jump higher then their body hight, dig till they found the other side of the earth. They are no action seekers like the border collie, they get less quickly bored. They are very athletic and quick, this breed is ideal for agility, sometimes I believe they run faster then a Wipet. They are also climate adaptive can handle cold and heat, also have the special 2 coated layers like border collies, so don't trim them!
Loyalty and Affection: Mini-collies severly love you and can be depressed if they don't recieve attention and love from their chosen human. But they love companion, they can handle lonlyness, less good then a border collie. Keeping them in a mini pack or taking them with you to work, is a solution. These dogs choose their human. From a young age, they can show their preferences for who they like and who don't. They are better house dogs then border collies. Socializing is an important part of this dog's education. They can really show their affection and dedication to you. They can be excellent protectors. They are eager to please and that's why you can teach them anything. Their sensitive nature give them supernatural powers, this is something where you need an insight in because this can work both ways.
Versatile Working Abilities: These versatile dogs offer endless possibilities! Mini-collies are originally bred as working dogs so they can do a wide range of jobs. They have exceptional problem-solving skills and are good therapy dogs or agility and sports. They love action, they love traveling, and you can bring them to any task you want. But like I said earlier they have a great intuition and need a certain envirement to bloom, to build up trust and understanding.
Economic breed:
This breed started just afther the covid period, we experienced in a time where money and scarcity
was playing a big role. That this breed has an economic fingerprint, you can expect everything and
more from a Mini-colly in comparison with a Border collie but because of his size the Mini-collie
brings advantages. In the homesteading generation and economical farming a dog that reduce the
feedcost and workingcost for more then the half, even the age they reach is extended, the choice is
made quickly.
Conclusion: After reading these basics about this breed you may want to know more? If this information suits you and you want to welcome this intelligent, loyal, and energetic companion into your life, then this dog will keep you entertained and bring love for years.
We have a maximum of 2 litters per year. We plan these littes in function of interest, we want them to have nice families who are a forever home for them. Because of their new being on the dogmarket we want to find families who want to work with these little miracles, who want to keep in touch with us.
We focus on breeding Mini-collies with splendid character, gentle personality, and child adaptive. Your Mini-collie will be socialized in several aspects of life. Is kennel trained, leash trained, and speaks multiple languages (this means they understand words in Dutch, English, and sign/touch language). We try to get them housebroken of course they come with all the vaccinations, immunisation, and papers. Mostly we even bring your friend to you through Europe, this for a low transport cost.
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