Origin: Great Britain
Size: Medium Dogs
Breedtype: Purebred
Rank: 119
Type: Herding Dogs,Show Dogs
Height: 1 foot: 8 inches to 1 foot: 10 inches tall at the shoulder
Weight: 45 to 55 pounds
Color: White, Black, Brown, Tan, Grey
Temperament: Loving, lively and playful
Features: its a shaggy dog with hair hanging
Lifespan: 12 to 14 years
Popularity: Low
Litter: 7
Intelligence: High
Agility: High
Trainability: Very High
Energy Levels: High
Exercis Needs: High
Sensitivity: High
Shedding: High
Drooling: Very Low
Grooming: Low
Good for Novice Owners: High
Adapts to Apartment Living: Medium
Tolerates Being Alone: Low
Cold Weather Tolerance: High
Hot Weather Tolerance: Medium
Playfulness: Very High
Family Friendly: Very High
Kid Friendly: High
Peer Friendly: Very High
Stranger Friendly: High
General Health: Medium
Potential For Weight Gain: High
Prey Drive: Medium
Barking/Howling tendancy: Medium
Wanderlust: Very High
Intensity: High
Concerns: Allergies, Hip Dysplasia,Hypothyroidism,Progressive Retinal Atrophy,Persistent pupillary membrane
Snippets: These were like helpers to farmers,bouncy put going kind. they don't like to be left alone and if done so they tend to bark a lot.Its believed that a merchant traded polish lowland sheepdogs for commodities in scotland, these polish sheepdogs were crossed with local sheepdogs and the end result was bearded collie.The earliest visual images were in 1771 and 1772 in portraits painted by Gainsborough and Reynolds respectively.They wee popular showdogs in victorian era. The development of this breed is credited to G.O.Willison who bred it for show dogs and was instrumental in forming its club too in briatain after world war II around 1955. This breed was instroduced to USA in around 1950.