Bearded Collie Dog

Facts of Bearded Collie Dog, "Scientific name for Bearded Collie Dog, or domestic canine, is Canis lupus familiaris". The Bearded Collie Dog is a herding variety of dog formerly used chiefly by Scottish shepherds, but currently more often than not an admired family escort. The Bearded Collie Dog breed is called by the nickname as bouncing Beardie since the Bearded Collie Dog would effort in thick undergrowth on hillsides. The Bearded Collie Dog would jump to grab sight of the sheep. These breeds also boast a characteristic method of facing an obstinate ewe, barking and jumping on their forelegs.

Appearance

The Bearded Collie Dog average height at the shoulder 20 to 22 inches (51 – 56 cm) and the average weight is 40 to 60 pounds (18 to 27 kg), the females have less body weight than male breeds. The Bearded Collie Dog breed has an even, harsh, sturdy and hairy external fur and a flexible, hairy undercoat to defend them from the Scottish extreme weather. The fur naturally falls on both sides without any necessity of a part. The Bearded Collie Dog breeds have elongated hair on the lower lips, the cheeks and below the chin that outlines the beard for which they are recognized.

Features

The female Bearded Collie Dog breeds are habitually more sociable and determined than the male ones. During training, male breeds are more probable to follow commands and females are more autonomous. The female breed often turns out to be the alpha dog if there is a female and the male Beardie in the family. Irrespective of the gender of the Bearded Collie Dog breed, they are an extremely active variety. One among the most widespread problems that the new Bearded Collie Dog owners come across is the advanced age of the adulthood of the breed. Normal puppy problems last for a longer time.

Color

The Bearded Collie Dog breed comes with different colors, such as blue, black, fawn, or brown with or with no white marks. Some bear a vanishing gene, and as they grow, the fur lightens, darkening again a little following one year of age.

Grooming

The Bearded Collie Dog breeds make outstanding pets for people who are willing to put up with their grooming and high energy level requirements. Brushing once in a week is obligatory for maintaining their long hair free from mats. Some pet owners of the Bearded Collie Dog breed choose to maintain their pets in a puppy-cut style of haircut, which lessens the frequent necessity for brushing.

Temperament

The Bearded Collie Dog breed is an energetic variety that is particularly bred to effort in the Scottish Highlands flocking sheep. The Bearded Collie Dog breeds also do extremely well at dog nimbleness and compliance trials. The Bearded Collie Dog breed is a faithful and family-affable dog, and it can add years of pet-possession satisfaction to the home. The Bearded Collie Dog have enthusiastic problem-solving skills, and are amusing to watch. Bearded Collie Dogs sweat glands are between their paw pads.

A Bearded Collie Dog sees in color and have better low light vision. Bearded Collie Dogs have three eyelids, a lower lid, an upper eyelid lid and a third lid, that is called a haw or nictitating membrane, this keeps the dogs eye protected and moist. Bearded Collie Dogs eyes have a special membrane for seeing better at night, called a tapetum lucidum - a dogs reflective layer in the choroid chiefly of nocturnal, causing the eyes to glow when light at night hits the eyes and they consist of some layers of smooth flat cells covered by a section of double deformed crystals.

Health

The number one heath problems amongst Bearded Collie Dogs is obesity, so always make sure your dog doesn't get to fat. Many foot problems that Bearded Collie Dogs have are just an issue of long toenails. The Bearded Collie Dog can be prone to certain health problems such as (PPM) Persistent Pupillary Membrane, (PRA) Progressive Retinal Atrophy, Hypothyroidism, Hip Dysplasia and Allergies.
The average lifespan of the Bearded Collie breed ranges from 10 years to 13 years.

A Bearded Collie Dog’s mouth can apply approximately 150 to 200 pounds of pressure per square inch and an American Pit Bull Terrier, German Shepherd Dog and a rottweiler can have 320 LBS of pressure on avg.

All dogs are identical in makeup big or small– 42 permanent teeth and 321 bones. Bearded Collie Puppies have 28 teeth and when they become adult dogs have 42. Female dogs are in heat for matting for about 20 days twice a year. Bearded Collie Puppies for their first few weeks will sleep ninety percent of the day and their vision is not fully developed until after the first month. Female Bearded Collie Dogs are pregnant for 60 days before they’re puppies are born

If purchasing a Bearded Collie Dog from a breeder, make sure to find a good breeder with references check at least two to three of the puppies that were purchased from this breeder.
The Bearded Collie Dog belongs in the Herding Group and in 1976 it was recognized AKC American Kennel Club.

A Bearded Collie Dogs can hear a sound at four times the distance of a human. Sound frequency is measured in Hertz (Hz) Def-Hertz is the measurement of frequency, explicitly it's one cycle per second. The higher the Hertz are, the higher the pitched the sound is. Bearded Collie Dogs hear best at 45,000 Hz to 65,000 Hz, while humans hear best at around 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz.

Only humans and dogs have prostates, But a dog doesn't have an appendix. Bearded Collie Dogs have two times the amount of ear muscles than people.
Bearded Collie Dog’s nose prints can be used to identify them, their nose prints are like a humans finger print. A Bearded Collie Dog smells more than 1,000 times stronger than that of a human. A Bearded Collie Dog’s nose, secretes a thin layer of mucous that helps it absorb scent, after that they lick their noses and sample the scent through their mouth.

Average body temperature for a Bearded Collie Dog is between 101 to 102.5 degrees
A Bearded Collie Dog is an omnivore, (definition-they eat both other animals and plants).
all Dogs are direct descendants of wolves.The fear of a dog (Cynophobia).

Bearded Collie Dogs pant to keep cool with 10 to 35 breaths per minute with an average of 24 breaths per minute. A large dog breed resting heart beats between 60 to 100 times per minute, and a small dog breed’s heart beats on average between 100 to 140 and they will panting a lot