Windheath Bearded Collies

 

Beardie Colours

Beardies are born one of four colours: black, brown, blue or fawn, with or without white markings (on the legs, chest, muzzle and head, neck, and tip of the tail). There may also be some tan where the solid colour joins the white, especially noticeable on the hocks. Beardies also have a graying factor. When born a beardie puppy is the solid colour, but most beardies begin to show graying (or lightening) of the coat at a young age. The coat fades to its lightest at approximately 12 - 18 months of age and then begins to darken again. A Beardie's pigment and eye colour will correspond to the coat colour. This keeps the owner guessing about what colour their adult beardie will be! This is also the reason that we refer to a Beardie by its birth colour.
Black is the dominant colour. The pigment is black and eyes colour is dark brown
A black puppy
Robbie at seven weeks old 		Robbie at 18 months of age.
Robbie at 18 months of age 		Robbie at eight years of age
Robbie at 8 years of age
Blue is the dilute colour of black. The pigment is "steel grey" and the eyes are hazel blue
Heather (a blue) at two weeks of age
Heather at two weeks old 		Heather at 18 months of age
Heather at 18 months of age 		Heather at 3 years old
Heather at three years old
Brown is a dominant colour, but black is dominant over brown. The pigment is brown and eyes are amber-greenish
Briana at six weeks old
Briana at six weeks old 		Briana zt 12 months old
Briana at 12 months old
Briana at nine years old
Fawn is the dilute colour of brown. The pigment is light pinkishbrown/tannish and the eyes are lighter amberish
Fawn puppy - one week old
Dusty at two weeks old 		Dusty at seven months old
Dusty at seven months old 		Dusty at 22 months old. Notice the transition from light to darker colouring.
Dusty at 22 months - notice the transition from lighter to darker coat colour
The Canadian Kennel Club standard for the Bearded Collie identifies that white should not appear around the eyes, on the body behind the shoulder, or above the hock on the outside of the hind legs. Dogs with white in these areas do occur, and while not considered correct for the show ring, this does not in any way detract from their suitability as companions and performance dogs as their more acceptably marked siblings.

 

 

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