Breed Priorities – Bearded Collie
Shaggy coated sheepdogs with hairy faces have been found in Scotland for centuries. Bearded Collies were also called the Scotch Sheepdog, Mountain Collie, Highland Collie, or Hairy Mou’ed Collie. Dogs resembling Beardies can be seen in paintings by Gainsborough and Reynolds and others. It is possible that the Polish Lowland Sheepdog and Komondor are behind the Beardies, mixed with other native sheepdogs in Scotland.
