Bohemian Shepherd vs Rough Collie (Collie)

A Bohemian Shepherd
Photo: Krosandra
A Rough Collie
Photo: Yasu w

Side by side

Bohemian Shepherd
Rough Collie
Adult weight
Males 19–27 kg (42–60 lb); females 17–24 kg (37–53 lb)1
Males 20.5–29.5 kg (45–65 lb); females 18–25 kg (40–55 lb)2
Height
Males 52–55 cm; females 49–52 cm1
No sourced figure
Lifespan
No sourced figure
Median 13.3 years3
Fully grown
11 months, both sexes4
Group
Sheepdogs & cattledogs1
Sheepdogs & cattledogs5
Coat
Long coat1
Double coat5
Shedding
Moults most as the seasons change
Grooming
Daily brushing
A brush once a week
Exercise
Plenty
Health
No sourced figure
Blood-vessel cancer of the spleen (much more likely); Bone cancer (much more likely)6
Class
Sport
Family

Which suits you

Grooming
The Bohemian Shepherd needs more grooming, daily brushing, where the Rough Collie needs a brush once a week.
Temperament
They differ most on intelligence (Bohemian Shepherd: needs daily brain work; Rough Collie: learns readily, likes games) and on sensitivity (Bohemian Shepherd: average; Rough Collie: needs a calm, predictable home).
Alike
They are much the same size as adults, about 22 kg (48 lb) for the Bohemian Shepherd and 23 kg (51 lb) for the Rough Collie.
Alike
Both are rated the same on independence: keen to work with you.
Neither is the better dog in general. Which suits you depends on your home, your days and the care you can give.
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What they're like

Bohemian Shepherd
Sheepdogs & cattledogs · Medium

In temperament the Bohemian Shepherd is lively, attentive and loyal. It learns readily and stays close to its people, and it is generally gentle with children.

Rough Collie
Sheepdogs & cattledogs · Medium

Rough Collies are gentle, affectionate and sensitive, attached to their household and often reserved with strangers. They are alert and readily bark at anything unusual.

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Breed traits

Day to day
Bohemian Shepherd
Rough Collie
Activity
Differs
Needs lots of exercise
A good daily walk and play
Intelligence
Differs
Needs daily brain work
Learns readily, likes games
Handler demand
Needs steady training
Needs steady training
With people
Bohemian Shepherd
Rough Collie
Affection
Affectionate on its own terms
Affectionate on its own terms
Loyalty
Sticks close to its people
Sticks close to its people
Independence
Keen to work with you
Keen to work with you
Around the home
Bohemian Shepherd
Rough Collie
Sensitivity
Differs
Average
Needs a calm, predictable home
Voice
Differs
Barks to alert, then settles
Very vocal
Prey drive
Usually fine with small pets
Usually fine with small pets
Breed explains only about 9% of how individual dogs differ in behaviour7. Meet the dog. A good breeder breeds for temperament as well as health, and matches each puppy's personality to the right home8,9.

Puppy growth

Reference curves · both sexes
Both grow to much the same adult weight, about 23 kg.
Bohemian Shepherd
Rough Collie
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Sources

Parts of this page were written by AI ·