Smooth Collie
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The Smooth Collie is a medium-to-large herding dog breed from Scotland, closely related to the Rough Collie but distinguished by its short, dense coat and active, intelligent temperament.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Smooth Collie canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2510837 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Smooth Collie Context triple: [Rough Collie, relatedTo, Smooth Collie]
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A.
Rough Collie
The Rough Collie is a medium-to-large herding dog breed from Scotland, best known for its long, flowing double coat, pointed muzzle, and gentle, intelligent temperament popularized by the fictional character Lassie.
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B.
Greyhound
Greyhound is a 2020 World War II naval thriller film starring Tom Hanks as a U.S. destroyer captain escorting Allied convoys across the Atlantic while evading German U-boats.
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C.
Greyhound
Greyhound is a breed of tall, slender sighthound renowned for its exceptional speed and grace, historically used for hunting and racing.
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D.
Labrador
Labrador is a vast, sparsely populated region in eastern Canada known for its rugged subarctic landscapes, rich mineral resources, and Indigenous Inuit and Innu communities.
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E.
Landseer
Landseer is the middle name of renowned British architect Sir Edwin Lutyens, best known for his influential country houses and war memorial designs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Smooth Collie Target entity description: The Smooth Collie is a medium-to-large herding dog breed from Scotland, closely related to the Rough Collie but distinguished by its short, dense coat and active, intelligent temperament.
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A.
Rough Collie
The Rough Collie is a medium-to-large herding dog breed from Scotland, best known for its long, flowing double coat, pointed muzzle, and gentle, intelligent temperament popularized by the fictional character Lassie.
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B.
Greyhound
Greyhound is a 2020 World War II naval thriller film starring Tom Hanks as a U.S. destroyer captain escorting Allied convoys across the Atlantic while evading German U-boats.
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C.
Greyhound
Greyhound is a breed of tall, slender sighthound renowned for its exceptional speed and grace, historically used for hunting and racing.
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D.
Labrador
Labrador is a vast, sparsely populated region in eastern Canada known for its rugged subarctic landscapes, rich mineral resources, and Indigenous Inuit and Innu communities.
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E.
Landseer
Landseer is the middle name of renowned British architect Sir Edwin Lutyens, best known for his influential country houses and war memorial designs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dog breed
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herding dog ⓘ pastoral dog ⓘ |
| AKCGroup | Herding Group ⓘ |
| alternativeForm | short-coated Collie ⓘ |
| bredFor |
herding cattle
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herding sheep ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedBreed | Rough Collie ⓘ |
| coatTexture |
dense
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flat ⓘ |
| coatType |
short
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smooth ⓘ |
| coatUndercoat | present ⓘ |
| commonColor |
blue merle
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sable and white ⓘ tricolor ⓘ |
| continentOfOrigin | Europe ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| earType | semi-erect ⓘ |
| exerciseNeeds | high ⓘ |
| FCIGroup | Group 1: Sheepdogs and Cattle Dogs ⓘ |
| geneticType | Collie type ⓘ |
| groomingNeeds | moderate ⓘ |
| heightClass | medium-to-large ⓘ |
| KCGroup | Pastoral Group ⓘ |
| lifeSpan | 12–14 years ⓘ |
| originPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
companion dog
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herding livestock ⓘ show dog ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
American Kennel Club
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Fédération Cynologique Internationale ⓘ The Kennel Club (UK) ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Rough Collie ⓘ |
| size |
large
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medium ⓘ |
| suitableFor |
active families
ⓘ
dog sports ⓘ |
| tailType | long ⓘ |
| temperament |
active
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alert ⓘ friendly ⓘ intelligent ⓘ loyal ⓘ trainable ⓘ |
| usedIn |
agility
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herding trials ⓘ obedience ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Smooth Collie Description of subject: The Smooth Collie is a medium-to-large herding dog breed from Scotland, closely related to the Rough Collie but distinguished by its short, dense coat and active, intelligent temperament.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.