Breed # Bearded Collie The Bearded Collie is a herding breed from Scotland, standing males 21–22 in · females 20–22 in at the withers, weighing 40–60 lb. Recorded lifespan is 12–14 yrs. ![A photograph of the Bearded Collie](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/lg/bearded-collie.webp) Breed group Herding Origin Scotland Height males 21–22 in · females 20–22 in Weight 40–60 lb Lifespan 12–14 yrs Among the 500 breeds here with recorded measurements, the Bearded Collie is taller than 51% of the measured breeds, heavier than 50%, one of 27 in the Herding group, one of 10 from Scotland. Compare the Bearded Collie with another breed ## Living with the Bearded Collie Two breed references score every breed they cover from 1 to 5 on the things an owner lives with day to day. These are the Bearded Collie’s, with what a 1 and a 5 mean on each row. Around people and other dogs Affection with family 4 of 5 1 independent · 5 devoted Good with young children 4 of 5 1 not suited · 5 very good Good with other dogs 5 of 5 1 not suited · 5 very good Openness to strangers 4 of 5 1 reserved · 5 everyone is a friend Watchdog / protective nature 3 of 5 1 unbothered · 5 vigilant What they will ask of you Energy 4 of 5 1 couch potato · 5 busy all day Exercise needs 4 of 5 1 a short walk · 5 a job to do Playfulness 4 of 5 1 only when invited · 5 non-stop Barking 4 of 5 1 only to alert · 5 very vocal Around the house Shedding 4 of 5 1 barely · 5 constantly Drooling 1 of 5 1 a dry mouth · 5 keep a towel What they tolerate Tolerates being alone 2 of 5 1 poorly · 5 well Tolerates hot weather 3 of 5 1 poorly · 5 well Tolerates cold weather 4 of 5 1 poorly · 5 well Rated 1 to 5 by the American Kennel Club and DogTime, averaged where both rate the same thing, and read from their breed pages in 2022. Nobody at Woof & Beyond has met this breed — these are the publishers’ judgments, not ours.[Bearded Collie on AKC](https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/bearded-collie/)[Bearded Collie on DogTime](https://dogtime.com/dog-breeds/bearded-collie) ## Breeds that look like the Bearded Collie A neural network trained to tell breeds apart by sight read all 510 photographs in this reference, and these are the 6 it placed closest to the Bearded Collie. - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/clumber-spaniel.webp)Clumber Spaniel](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/clumber-spaniel/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/dandie-dinmont-terrier.webp)Dandie Dinmont Terrier](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/dandie-dinmont-terrier/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/romanian-mioritic-shepherd.webp)Romanian Mioritic Shepherd](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/romanian-mioritic-shepherd/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/coton-de-tulear.webp)Coton de Tulear](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/coton-de-tulear/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/tibetan-spaniel.webp)Tibetan spaniel](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/tibetan-spaniel/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/maltese.webp)Maltese](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/maltese/) Side by side Height 0–38 in 1. Bearded Collie21–22 in 2. Clumber Spaniel16–20 in 3. Dandie Dinmont Terrier8–11 in 4. Romanian Mioritic Shepherd27–29 in 5. Coton de Tulear10–12 in 6. Tibetan spaniel10 in 7. Maltese8–10 in Weight 0–220 lb 1. Bearded Collie40–60 lb 2. Clumber Spaniel55–85 lb 3. Dandie Dinmont Terrier18–24 lb 4. Romanian Mioritic Shepherd100–130 lb 5. Coton de Tulear9–13 lb 6. Tibetan spaniel9–15 lb 7. Maltese3–8 lb Lifespan 0–20 yrs 1. Bearded Collie12–14 yrs 2. Clumber Spaniel10–12 yrs 3. Dandie Dinmont Terrier11–13 yrs 4. Romanian Mioritic Shepherd12–14 yrs 5. Coton de Tulear15–19 yrs 6. Tibetan spaniel12–15 yrs 7. Maltese12–15 yrs Nothing here was grouped by hand. The ranking is an opinion about appearance, not about ancestry, which is why it sometimes puts together breeds no kennel club would — and why it is worth looking at the photographs rather than taking the order on trust. See the Bearded Collie on the breed map Read about the Bearded Collie on Wikipedia