^Q THE DOG IN HEALTH. 



lets ; but in all it should be very thick, springy to the feel, 

 and glossy. 



Color. — Pure white or pure black, though a sort of 

 liver-color seems to be coming into fashion. 



CLASS V. 



PASTORAL DOGS AND THOSE USED FOR DRAUGHT. 



Sheep Dogs.— These include the rough colhe, the smooth 

 collie, and the bob-tailed sheep dog. All these breeds are 

 remarkable for high general intelhgence, no doubt largely 

 due to long and close association with man and to selection 

 of the best specimens for actual work, in which psychical 

 qualities have been more considered than physical ones. 

 However, it must be apparent that dogs physically adapt- 

 ed to the work would alone survive. Their chief use for 

 a very long period has been as assistants to cattle-drovers, 

 and especially shepherds. Such dogs must of necessity 

 be capable of adapting to a bleak climate, such as prevails 

 on the hills of Scotland, etc. ; hence a coat capable of re- 

 sisting wet and cold is indispensable. These dogs must 

 also be of a strong racing build, capable of easy and rapid 

 movements. Docility of a high order and an intelligence 

 specially developed for this one occupation of herding sheep 

 and horned cattle are found in admirable combination. 



The rough collie has become very popular of late as a 

 show dog and companion, even as a house-dog. 



The collie is of a somewhat jealous disposition, and 

 does not welcome strangers, either human or canine, very 

 cordially ; and in a kennel with dogs of other breeds he 

 may prove very troublesome. 



There seems to be a tendency to pay undue attention 



