The average Sheltie will be 13 - 16 inches at the shoulders and between 15 and 25 pounds although there are larger and smaller
ones than the breed standard.
Not exact matches
*** Whether or not a known Cord1 carrier is being used, breeders are strongly advised that all dogs / bitches being used for
breeding should carry up to date clear eye certificates, valid at the time of mating (i.e. they have been passed clinically clear through a
standard periodic eye test no more
than one year prior to the mating taking place).
I know of
one Golden, a 110 lb male (way too big for the
breed standard, but some are bigger
than the normal 65 lbs or so), that was attacked by the neighbor's German Shepherd Dog on a walk.
Also referred to as micro-dogs or pocket - sized dogs, as
one may imagine, on top of being small, these dogs also considerably weigh less
than the
standard set forth for that particular dog
breed.
Any variation of more
than one inch in either direction is a disqualification under the American
breed standard.
The only full
bred GSD that is extremely smaller
than the
standard size German Shepherd are those rare
ones that have a genetic defect that causes dwarfism.
A coat of more
than one color is considered a fault as per the official
standard of the Poodle
breed.
The idea is to have
one canine species, the dog, and several types within it with barriers much blurrier
than the current dog
breed standards.
(The Boxer dog
breed standard states that any Boxer that is more
than one third white is not eligible for registration as a pure -
bred *).
According to UKC
breed standard, the border collie is slightly longer
than the English shepherd and has a somewhat more tapered and defined face but, given differences in build within the
breeds, it is hard to distinguish
one from the other based on these characteristics.