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attention, and my knowledge of such contests has enabled 

 me to treat them more fully than any previous writer. If 

 my praise of "Collie trials with sheep" has any effect in 

 extending such useful institutions to some locality in which 

 they have not previously been known, a good object will 

 have been served ; for the shepherd applies to his dog the 

 motto, "handsome is that handsome does." The more 

 sensible the dog, the better his adaptability for household 

 usefulness and as an ordinary companion. Dog shows 

 have added to the beauty of the collie ; the trials must add 

 to his intelligence. 



As in my preceding volume on the Fox Terrier, appro- 

 priate vignettes are introduced, which, with the full-page 

 wood engravings of celebrities in the sheep dog world, are 

 the work of Mr. Arthur Wardle. Both he and the engraver, 

 Mr. C. Butterworth, have done the portion of the task set 



them satisfactorily. 



RAWDON LEE. 



BRIXTON, LONDON, 

 June, 1890. 



