CHAPTER VI. 



THE OLD ENGLISH (BOB-TAILED) SHEEP 



DOG. 



OF late years there has been a strong attempt to 

 re-popularise this quaint and representative creature, 

 a dog that always reminds me of one of our shaggy 

 ancient British forefathers we see in picture books. 

 The collie clubs have not acknowledged him as 

 one of their race at all, so it has the honour of 

 having a club of its own formed by some few 

 admirers of the variety who believe there is no 

 other dog in existence with even half the good 

 qualities possessed by their special fancy. 



A useful creature in his way, with a certain amount 

 of rugged, unpolished beauty, his disposition is often 

 surly, he frequently prefers a fight to his ordinary 

 agricultural duties, and although a faithful enough 

 companion to his master, is likely to be ill-tempered 

 with strangers, and will not stand quietly and be 

 rebuked by others. 



Possibly he is an older dog than the ordinary 

 collie, nor has modern fashion as yet changed him 



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