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Scotland had one of these dogs so well trained, that while walking among a flock of sheep 

 he could designate by some sign the one he wished, and at night the dog would go into the 

 fold and drive out that particular one to his master s flock. 



The usual color of the collie is black and tan with a little or no white, but sometimes 

 there is a deviation from this rule, some of the best dogs of this breed, and those that have 

 often won high prizes at dog shows, having been a departure from this general rule, and are 

 described in color as tawny red or tawny red and white, sable and tawny red, etc. The 

 head of the pure collie is rather broad, the eye full, mild, and intelligent in expression, the 

 ears pricked, small, and slightly falling at the tip. The body is well formed and finely pro 

 portioned. The coat consists of long, thick, woolly hair, which forms a complete protection 

 against all vicissitudes of weather. The legs are of suitable size to well support the body. 

 The tail is slightly curved and bushy, and is a vary ornamental appendage to a truly hand 

 some body, so that &quot;all in all&quot; our canine collie is not only one of the most useful, but also 

 one of the most comely of his race. The illustrations which we give are presumably the best 

 types of this breed in America, they being champion prize winners at both bench and field 

 shows in this country, and having won numerous prizes in Europe before their importation, 

 Tweed s prize winnings already amounting to over a thousand dollars. The color of Tweed 

 2d is black and tan with some white; that of Lass O Gowrie tawny red and white. In 

 order to improve the breed and training of collie dogs, and thus increasing their usefulness, 

 field trials have been instituted within a few years, both in England and in this country, in 

 which the intelligence and training of these dogs are tested in the management of sheep, 

 where they are required to drive a small flock, usually strange sheep, into an enclosure for 

 the purpose, strict time being kept, and the one that accomplishes this feat unaided in the 

 shortest space of time is declared the winner. Sometimes the more difficult task of picking 

 out his master s sheep from other flocks and driving them into the fold is given him to per 

 form. We insert an account, from the American Field, T)f one of these trials that took 

 place at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, recently, in which Tweed 2d, the subject of our illustra 

 tion, was winner. 



&quot;The trials commenced promptly &quot;Wednesday, at ten o clock, sheep having been pre 

 viously placed in the starting pen, five for each dog, and the route was laid out, from the 

 starting pen down the track to near the quarter pole, where a turn was made, and the sheep 

 driven back, past the starting point, and on around the track to a point opposite the quarter 

 pole, when they were driven inside the field and penned in the folding pen, the entire route 

 covering about one-half mile. 



&quot;Tweed 2d was called up first, and at the command from Mr. Phoebus, his handler^ 

 entered the pen and brought his five sheep out on the track, driving them over the route very 

 leisurely, but securely. The sheep made several breaks, at one time running in opposite 

 directions, but the champion showed himself to be master of the situation, and rounded them 

 up in fine style, turned them into the open field, and got them safely to the pen, when fresh 

 trouble commenced. He got two of them inside, when the others made a break across the 

 ground, Tweed following them, and although he crippled himself in jumping a ditch, never 

 faltered in his work until he got them back to the pen, when, as they still refused to enter, 

 Mr. Phoebus called out, Speak to them, and giving a short, sharp bark, the sheep quickly 

 ran in and the gates were closed. Time, fourteen minutes and three seconds. 



&quot; Mr. Ralston s Jim was the next dog called. He started out very fairly, but his sheep 

 becoming thoroughly demoralized, ran all over the grounds, and he failed to return with 

 them, or pen them, which put him out of the race. 



&quot;Mr. Strean s Carlo came next, a fine looking dog, but laboring under the disadvantage 

 of being entirely deaf, his handler working him entirely by hand signals. Taking his in 

 firmity into consideration, this dog did very well, succeeding in penning his sheep in twenty- 

 nine minutes and thirty seconds. 



