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| Queen Victoria's Collies |
Queen Victoria was very dedicated to the Collie breed.
She owned many of them, and helped them become a fashionable breed during the
Victorian era. She preferred the 'working type' Collie that resembled a Border Collie.
Her Collies were shown only a short time, but her interest in the breed did encourage
other ladies to show them. The Collie became quite popular as a pet and show dog.
The Collie appearance changed dramatically in the years spanning 1845 and 1896,
changing from a rough herding dog to an elegant and more refined show dog, much
closer to what we know today.
She owned many of them, and helped them become a fashionable breed during the
Victorian era. She preferred the 'working type' Collie that resembled a Border Collie.
Her Collies were shown only a short time, but her interest in the breed did encourage
other ladies to show them. The Collie became quite popular as a pet and show dog.
The Collie appearance changed dramatically in the years spanning 1845 and 1896,
changing from a rough herding dog to an elegant and more refined show dog, much
closer to what we know today.
Queen Victoria
and her favorite
Collie, Sharp.
and her favorite
Collie, Sharp.
Sharp was the
working type
Collie of that
time, which
resembled a
short coated
Border Collie,
more than the
Collie we know
today.
working type
Collie of that
time, which
resembled a
short coated
Border Collie,
more than the
Collie we know
today.
| More of Queen Victoria's Collies |
| Sharp. |
| Oscar |
| Noble |
| Gypsy |
| "Sharp, the favorite and faithful Collie of Queen Victoria from 1866 to 1879. died now 1879 aged 15 years" Windsor Castle. |
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