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THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. 



quality of coat has changed since the 

 days of Ch. Rightaway, Balgreggie Hope 

 and Charlemagne. The texture is now 

 too soft and the undercoat not suffi- 

 ciently dense, if present at all. The coat 

 should be wiry or harsh to the touch, and 



MR. H. AINSCOUGH'S CH. PARBOLD PICCOLO BY 



WELLESBOURNE CONQUEROR PARBOLD PINAFORE. 



Photograph by Hignctt and Son, Lostock. 



the undercoat furry and so close that the 

 skin cannot easily be discovered. Many 

 present-day dogs are fairly well covered 

 over the neck and chest, but light in coat 

 over the loin and behind, giving a badly 

 balanced appearance. 



As I have indicated, there has been a 

 decided improvement in head. The skull 

 is longer and finer, the eyes are less light 

 and prominent, the ears better placed, 

 and altogether the expression is more 

 generally pleasing than it was in some of 

 our bygone celebrities with their sour looks, 

 apple-shaped skulls, and heavy, thick ears 

 that hung over their faces. 



The best Collie of modern times was un- 

 doubtedly Ch. Squire of Tytton, recently 

 sold to America for £1,250. A golden sable 



with qualitv, nice size, and profuse coat, he 

 had an unbeaten record in this country : a 

 record which seems likely to be repeated by 

 his beautiful daughter, Princess of Tytton, 

 who so much resembles him. 



Another of our best and most typical 

 rough Collies is Ch. Wishaw Leader. This 

 beautiful dog was bred by Mr. James 

 Shields, of West Calder, and after making a 

 sensational debut in the hands of his breeder 

 passed into the possession of Mr. Robert 

 Tait, of Wishaw, who has recently sold 

 him to America. Wishaw Leader, who 

 has had a most distinguished show career, 

 is a well-made black, tan, and white, 

 with an enormous coat and beautiful flow- 

 ing white mane, and is one of the most 

 active movers, displaying quality all through, 

 and yet having plenty of substance. He 

 has that desirable distinction of type which 

 is so often lacking in our long-headed 

 Collies. Ormskirk Emerald's head was of 

 good length and well balanced, the skull 

 sufficiently flat ; his eye was almond-shaped 

 and dark-brown in colour, his expression 

 keen and wise, entirely free from the soft 

 look which we see on many of the faces 

 to-day. Historical examples of the show 

 Collie have also been seen in Champions 

 Christopher, Anfield Model, Sappho of 

 Tytton, Parbold Piccolo, and Woodmans- 

 terne Tartan. 



In the days of the heavy coated Collies 

 there was less trimming than is now re- 

 sorted to. I see many heads made to look 

 longer than they really are by the plucking 

 of hair from the cheeks and around the 

 ears, which gives the dog a smarter out- 

 look and an apparently longer head, but 

 not more of the Collie character. 



Some years ago the question was dis- 

 cussed in the canine press, " Are Collies on 

 the wane ? " Many experts differed in 

 opinion, but the question need no longer 

 be asked, for most of us are certain that 

 the breed has been prospering for many 

 years past. Recent exhibitions have given 

 ample proof that this is the case both in 

 numbers and in quality, and the working 

 Collie is stronger in number to-day than 

 ever, notwithstanding that mam' of our best 



