Description

A robust, handsome, active dog, still used as a sheepdog but also a guard dog, rescue dog and guide dog.

Head

Flat between the ears, with an elongated and a black nose.

Eyes

Dark, almond-shaped.

Ears

Small, not too close together, at the top of the skull.

Tail

Carried low with a slight lift at the end which should reach its hocks.

Body

Long in comparison to height

Coat

Dense and thick, especially at the collar.

Colour

Tricolour (tan, black and white): blue merle, sable and white.

Sizes

Dogs height 55.9-66cm( (22-26in), bitches height 50.8-61 cm (20-24in); dogs weight 27.3-34.1 kg (60-75lb), bitches weight 22.7-29.6kg (50-65lb)

Origin

Originally from Scotland, where they were used to guard the black-faced, black, footed colley sheep.

Personality

Kind, sensitive dogs but apt to be indolent and so much be trained most carefully loyal and not aggressive, but suspicious of strangers.