The Collie or Sheep Dog. 135 



As to the points and description of the collie, 

 both the Collie Club of England and the Collie 

 Club of Scotland have formulated their own scales 

 and descriptions, and as they differ somewhat, both 

 are reproduced here. 



THE ENGLISH CLUB'S STANDARD. 



The skull of the collie should be quite flat and rather broad, 

 with fine tapering muzzle of fair length and mouth the least bit 

 overshot, the eyes widely apart, almond shaped and obliquely set 

 in the head ; the skin of the head tightly drawn, with no folds at 

 the corners of the mouth ; the ears as small as possible, semi- 

 erect when surprised or listening, at other times thrown back and 

 buried in the " ruff." 



The neck should be long, arched and muscular, the shoulders 

 also long, sloping, and fine at the withers ; the chest to be deep 

 and narrow in front, but of fair breadth behind the shoulders. 



The back to be short and level, with the loin, rather long, some- 

 what arched, and powerful. Brush long " wi' upward swirl " at 

 the end, and normally carried low. 



The forelegs should be perfectly straight with a fair amount of 

 flat bone, the pasterns rather long, springy, and slightly lighter 

 of bone than the rest of the leg ; the foot with toes well arched 

 and compact, soles very thick. 



The hind-quarters, drooping slightly, should be very long from 

 the hip bones to the hocks, which should be neither turned 

 inwards nor outwards, with stifles well bent. The hip bones 

 should be wide and rather ragged. 



The coat, except on legs and head, should be as abundant as 

 possible ; the outer coat straight, hard, and rather stiff, the under 

 coat furry and so dense that it would be difficult to find the skin. 

 The "ruff" and "frill" especially should be very full. There 

 should be but little "feather" on the fore legs, and none below 

 the hocks on the hind legs. 



Colour immaterial. 



