THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. 



than the rough, and in the hea\'y snow- 

 storms his clean, unfeathered legs do not 

 collect and carry the sno\\-. He has a 



mi;. J. L/ALL,LIESH'S BEARDED COLLIE 

 ELLWYN GARRIE. 



fuller coat than the show specimens usually 

 carry, but he has the same type of head, 

 eye, and ears, only not so well developed. 



Then there is the Scottish bearded, or 

 Highland, Collie, less popular still with 

 the flock-master, a hardy-looking dog in 

 outward style, but soft in temperament, 

 and many of them make better cattle than 

 sheep dogs. This dog and the Old English 

 Sheepdog arc much alike 

 ir appearance, but that 

 the bearded is a more racy 

 animal, with a head resem- 

 bling that of the Dandie 

 Dinmont ratlier tliau tlie 

 square head of the Bob- 

 tail. The strong -limbed 

 bearded Collie is capable 

 of getting through a good 

 day's work, but is not so 

 steady nor so wise as the 

 old - fashioned black and 

 white, or even the smooth- 

 coated variety. He is a 

 favourite with the butcher 

 and drover who have some- 

 times a herd of trouble- 

 some cattle to handle, and 

 he is well suited to rough 



and rocky ground, active in movement, 

 and as sure-footed as the wild goat. 

 He can endure cold and wet without ais- 

 comfort, and can live on the Highland 

 hills when others less sturdy would suc- 

 cumb. As an outdoor dog he is less sub- 

 ject to rheumatism than many. His heavy 

 build, powerful limbs, thick, short neck, 

 lieavy shoulders, and thick skin are cliaracter- 

 istics of all animals inhabiting mountainous 

 countries, and there is a rugged grandeur 

 about him comparable with that of the 

 Scottish Deerhound and the Otterhound, 

 from which he may be a cross. 



In " The Sportsman's Cabinet," 1803, there 

 is an illustration of an English Sheepdog 

 which would pass for the Highland Collie, 

 and one is tempted to believe that there 

 is some relationship between the two. 

 Peeblesshire is regarded as the true home 

 of the Beardie, and Sir Walter Thorburn 

 and other patrons of the breed have for 

 long contributed prizes at the annual 

 pastoral show in that county for the best 

 bearded dogs owned by shepherds. As 

 one who has had the honour of judging 

 at this fixture, I can say that better filled 

 classes cannot be found anywhere. In the 

 standard adopted for judging the breed, 

 many points are given for good legs and 

 feet, bone, body, and coat, while head and 



LORD ARTHUR CECILS BEARDED COLLIE BEN. 



Photograph by C. Reul, Wiihas. 



