A Bearded Collie stands ideal 53 to 56 cm (1 ft 9 in to 1 ft 10 in) at the shoulder (males).
Height is measured at the withers, the top of the shoulders. The head and ears extend above that line. The Fédération Cynologique Internationale standard gives Male ideal 53–56 cm; female ideal 51–53 cm. Choose the sex or size variety above where the source separates them. A range describes the published listing, not the height of every individual dog.
Ranked by the tallest height its standard names (22 in), the Bearded Collie is the 138th tallest of the 297 dog breeds on this site. See the tallest dog breeds ranked.
Drawn at the same 21 in: Border Collie, Bull Terrier and Bracco Italiano. Same drawing, different listings: a Bearded Collie’s figure is the lower end of its male range, a Bull Terrier’s and a Bracco Italiano’s each the lower end of its range.
This is a published species or breed reference, not a prediction for an individual animal. Where a range is supplied, both ends appear with the reading. Shoulder height and head height are kept apart when comparing animals.
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A Bearded Collie stands ideal 53 to 56 cm (1 ft 9 in to 1 ft 10 in) at the shoulder (males). Males (breed standard).
Source: Fédération Cynologique Internationale
The published range runs from 1 ft 9 in (53 cm) to 1 ft 10 in (56 cm).
Draw this heightA Bearded Collie stands ideal 51 to 53 cm (1 ft 8 in to 1 ft 9 in) at the shoulder (females). Females (breed standard).
Source: Fédération Cynologique Internationale
The published range runs from 1 ft 8 in (51 cm) to 1 ft 9 in (53 cm).
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