Collie Rescue Dogs & Puppies for Adoption in and around Derby

As of 8 November 2026, no Rough and Smooth Collies are listed for adoption in and around Derby on LocalPetFinder. Rescues add animals all the time, so this page fills as they list them.

Mainly the coat. The Royal Kennel Club says the two breeds today look almost identical apart from the coat, and until 1994 they could be interbred. The Rough needs grooming every day, the Smooth about once a week. Their breed standards give the same height range.

The Royal Kennel Club lists the Smooth Collie as a vulnerable native breed, while the Rough Collie is not on that list. If you are hoping for one, an alert is the easiest way to hear when one is listed.

Each rescue sets its own adoption fee. Dogs Trust charges £300 for a puppy or adult dog in England, Wales and Scotland, and Blue Cross fees start from £235 for dogs aged 8 or over and £335 for dogs aged 1 to 7. The fee usually covers neutering, microchipping and first vaccinations, and each rescue confirms its own fee.

No. We don't list animals for sale. Every Collie on this page is with a rescue or rehoming centre. Rescues rehome animals rather than selling them, usually for an adoption fee: for example, Dogs Trust £300, and Blue Cross puppies under six months start from £525. The fee usually goes towards vet work already done, such as neutering, microchipping and first vaccinations. If you searched "collie puppies for sale Derby", the Rough and Smooth Collies here are the rescue route: you apply to the rescue and pay its adoption fee, not a sale price. In England, Lucy's Law has meant since 6 April 2020 that puppies under six months can't be sold by a third party such as a pet shop or dealer: you buy direct from the breeder or adopt from a rehoming centre.

Usually not. UK rescues normally ask for an adoption fee, which pays towards neutering, microchipping and vaccinations. Many rescue fees are under £500: Dogs Trust charges £300, and Blue Cross from £235 for dogs aged 8 or over. An animal offered "free to a good home" is usually a private advert rather than a rescue. All dogs in the UK must be microchipped by 8 weeks old, and in England, Wales and Scotland a dog can't pass to a new keeper until it is chipped, so ask to see the microchip details.

Not right now: no Rough and Smooth Collies are listed in and around Derby today, so there are no puppies either. Puppies do get listed, and rescues can tell you much more about an adult's character, so check back.

This page lists every Collie with the rescues we list in Derby and reachable from it, Derby first and then nearest first, each with its town and distance. You can also see Rough and Smooth Collies across England. To see what is closest to you, search by postcode with the pet finder on our home page. To hear when one is listed, set up an email alert on this page.