128 The Collie or Sheep Dog. 



SCALE OF POINTS. 



Head 15 



Eyes 5 



Ears 10 



Neck and shoulders 10 



Body 10 



Legs and feet 15 



Tail 5 



Coat 20 



Size and general appearance 10 



Total 100 



SMOOTH-COATED. 



" The smooth collie only differs from the rough in its 

 coat, which should be hard, dense, and quite smooth." 



The general expression of the rough-coated collie is 

 intelligent, kindly, crafty, and bright ; when he erects his 

 ears and looks up into your face for orders, his dark eyes 

 seem, as it were, to speak, his lips twitch, his mouth almost 

 open, for were he possessed of human power and voice, he 

 would say " What do you want now, bothering me and 

 rousing me from pleasant dreams ? " He is the most 

 companionable of all dogs ; when properly trained the most 

 obedient, the most faithful, a clever watch and guard, 

 particularly skilful in distinguishing friend from foe. He 

 readily undertakes to perform any work for which he is 

 intended, and can be broken to track a wounded deer 

 almost as easily as to guard and drive a flock of sheep. 



One writer tells us that a Scotch shepherd's lad and an 

 intelligent collie can destroy as many grouse before the 



