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Appearance: 20-22" (51-56 cm) 40-60 lb (18-27 kg) Shaggy flat overcoat. Soft close undercoat. Beard. Black, blue, brown, grey or fawn in colour, with or without white and tan markings. Colour tends to fade with age.
Personality
Full of bounce and general good spirits, the Bearded Collie is a fun-loving dog. This charming fellow enjoys the outdoors, and doesn’t mind if the weather is wet or grey. A loving family pet, he also makes a wonderful therapy dog.
History
The Bearded Collie was first developed in Scotland, where for centuries it was bred as a herding and droving dog. The breed’s specific canine antecedents are uncertain, though some claim Polish Lowland Sheepdogs were a primary ancestor. Whatever their history, the breed became very popular in the Victorian era. Efforts to create a registry for Bearded Collies in the late 19th century met with difficulty. While several dogs met the breed description, few were ever registered. The breed as we now know it descends from the efforts of Mrs. G.O. Willison, who purchased her first Bearded Collie in 1946. When the dog was two years old, she had it inspected for registration and Jeannie of Bothkennar became the first Bearded Collie to be registered in nine years. The first Bearded Collies in North America likely arrived in the 1890s, but they were not established as a breed until 1970.
Bearded Collie Breeders:
Shaggylane Perm Reg’d.
Alberta
Box 8, Site 26, RR 1, DeWinton, AB T0L 0X0.
Phone: Niddrie Barbara (403) 938-2259
Email: bniddrie@telus.net
Dovmar Reg’d
Quebec
Montreal, QC.
Phone: Diane Newman (514) 488-1966
Email: dovmar@sympatico.ca
