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Bearded Collie breed information and pictures
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The Bearded Collie is part of the Herding group. The Bearded Collie is a dog with Above Average problem solving abilities. The trainability of the Bearded Collie is Above Average. It was breed to be good for Family Pet, Herding, Watch Dog The Bearded Collie lifestyle is Inside or outside
Beardies profuse coats should be checked regularly for parasites and they are prone to hip dysplacia. It is important that when contacting a Bearded Collie breeder that you express health concern issues and ask the breeder what they are doing in order to help mimimize them.
Please don't purchase your Bearded Collie from a petstore which commonly are known to support Bearded Collie puppy mills. Doing so only promotes inproper breeding ethics and promotes current Bearded Collie health issues. The AKC, UKC, FCI, CKC, SKC, WWKC, FIC registries recognize the Bearded Collie breed standard.
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Bearded Collie |
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Group:
Herding |
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Shoulder Height:
20.00 in - 22.00 in |
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Weight:
40-60 pounds |
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Exercise req'd:
Medium-high amount |
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Intelligence:
High |
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Suitability for kids:
Good |
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Registries:
AKC, UKC, FCI, CKC, SKC, WWKC, FIC |
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Country of Origin:
Scotland - This breed is one of the most recognized shaggy sheep dogs. This breed is a combination of Polish Lowland Sheepdogs which were brought to Scotland and then crossed with local farm collies and used in the Highland shepherding. The Bearded Collie evolved from Polski Owczarek Nizinnys
Character:
This dog is high-spirited, clever and cheerful. It is active, independent and sociable.
Temperment:
This breed gets along well with other household pets, children and even strangers.
Coat:
Bearded Collies have a wooly and dense undercoat. Their outer coat is long, straight and rough.
Care
This breed requires grooming at least twice a week. Its hair must be brushed and combed and parted along the back.
Colour:
Brown, fawn, black, blue w/white in Irish pattern
Comments:
Purposes:
Family Pet, Herding, Watch Dog
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