242 APPENDIX. 



One breed may rise, anotlier fall. 



But the Shepherd dog survives them all. 



The English Sheep dog or Drover's dog, is of an- 

 cient origin, its early history being involved in obscur- 

 ity. The earliest w^ork on the Shepherd dog was pub- 

 lished in 1550. 



It was originally written in Latin. 



The English dog is heavier and stronger than the 

 Scotch Collie, aiid the original Spanish Sheep-dog is 

 a very powerful animal. When armed with a spike col- 

 lar he is a sufficient match for the largest wolves that 

 infest the mountainous parts of Spain. They are very 

 ferocious and will allow no strange person to approach 

 the flock. 



A thousand sheep require the attention of two 

 men and two dogs. 



The Mexican Sheep dog is descended from the 

 Spanish, but is much smaller, though equally intelli- 

 gent in his business of watching herds and flocks. 



There are now in the United States five different 

 kinds of Shepherd dogs: The Scotch Collie, the Ger- 

 man, the Spanish, the Mexican, and the English, some- 

 times called the bob-tailed, as this is a characteristic 

 of that breed; whether originally tailless, like Manx 

 cats, or because under the old excise laws, all Sheplierd 

 Jogs without a tail were exempt from tax, (and for this 

 reason removed) is not known. 



Of these the Scotch Collie is regarded as the best 

 and is the best known. 



Among the moors, fens, glens and hills of Scotland 



