THE COLLIES 159 



Within the last few years the number of good Smooth-coated 

 Collies has greatly increased, and the variety promises to become, 

 if not as popular as the Rough, at least a good second. 



A very well-marked variety of Collie is the Marled, or Marbled 

 (Fig. 45), sometimes incorrectly called the Tortoiseshell, and 

 from the bizarre combination of colours it also gets the name of 

 Harlequin. The name of Welsh " Heeler " has also been given 

 to this variety from the way the dogs have of heeling the driven 

 cattle; but the animals are not peculiar to Wales. Until Mr. 

 Arkwright demonstrated that it was possible to breed these Marled 



FIG. 45. MR. J. HOUGH'S SMOOTH MARLED COLLIE WHITELEY LASS. 



Collies true to type, they were regarded as accidental colour 

 variations. Since that gentleman's famous kennel was dispersed, 

 other breeders have taken up the Marled Collie with more or 

 less success. Mr. Arkwright set about the breeding of Marled 

 Collies in that sound, practical manner for which he has been 

 noted. Having found a splendidly coated dog of the colour, Scot 

 by name, belonging to Mr. Brackenbury, Downham, Norfolk, he 

 inbred to him and at once fixed the colour. The Marled Collies 

 may be bred very easily and freely, but two blues must only be 

 bred together seldom, as they have a tendency to throw all-white 

 puppies with blue eyes, and these are deaf. To get the best coloured 

 ones Mr. Arkwright suggests breeding a wall-eyed blue with a 



