THE COLLIES 



There is one point upon which most people will agree, namely, 

 that the Collie is in physical properties more nearly allied to several 

 races of wild dogs than any other of our domestic breeds. The 

 Aguara dogs, and especially the Hoary Aguara, as depicted by 

 Lieut. -Colonel Charles Hamilton Smith, in Jardine's "Naturalists' 

 Library," bear a strong resemblance to a Smooth or a Half-rough 

 Collie with prick ears, which feature is not uncommon in the Collie. 

 The likeness between the Collie and the Indian Haredog, as given 

 by Youatt, is very striking. 



At once a useful and an ornamental variety, the Collie is one of 



FIG. 41. A BEARDED COLLIE. 



the prime favourites with the dog-loving public of to-day. How 

 great is the popularity achieved by the breed, may be gauged with a 

 fair amount of accuracy by the enormous entries at all the more 

 important shows, and these whether in the north or in the south, 

 by the number of clubs that exist to foster the breed, and, lastly, 

 by the phenomenal prices first-class specimens of the breed have 

 realised over a long series of years. The only other variety that 

 can claim anything like the same amount of popularity as the Rough 

 Collie is the Fox-terrier. In fact, for years it has been practically 

 a neck-and-neck race between the Collie and the Fox-terrier for 

 pride of place in the long list of Domesticated dogs. So far as the 

 Rough Collie is concerned, his beautiful full coat and striking 



