Longhair breeds are the most commonly bearded; however, there has been a recent surge in the use of shorthairs and tabbies.

Holmes thought deeply on the way home: the story of the Hound, Sir Charles's death, the strange letter, the missing boot and the black bearded man.

In planting and harvest time one can see their bearded men working the fields with horses and their women hanging out the laundry in neat rows to dry.