THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. 



since taken championship honours. A \'ery 

 styhsh dog is he, carrying himself witli 

 perfect grace and freedom. His legs and 



be good for years to come. Another brace 

 of excellent smooth Collies are Champions 

 Babette of Moreton and Irthlingborough 

 Village Lass, both 

 owned by Sir Claud 

 Alexander, who, with 

 Lady Alexander, di- 

 \-ides an energetic 

 interest between the 

 smooth Collie and 

 the Skye Terrier. 



The following is 

 the accepted de- 

 scription of the Per- 

 fect Collie. 



I. The Skull should 

 be flat, moderately 

 wide between the ears, 

 and gradually tapering 

 towards the eyes. There 

 should only be a slight 

 depression at stop. The 

 width of skull neces- 

 sarily depends upon 



CH. EASTWOOD EMINENT 



BY CH. CANUTE PERFEC- 

 TION CH. QUALITY OF 



DUNKIRK. 



BRED BY MR. R. G. HOWSON 



feet are all that the 

 most exacting j udgc 

 could desire. He owns 

 a hard, close, short 

 coat, and a good under- 

 coat ; his neck and 

 shoulders are well 

 placed, and like his 

 illustrious sire, Ch. 

 Canute Perfection, he 

 has a typical Collie 

 head. His dam, Ch. 

 Quality of Dunkirk, is 

 also a bitch of rare 

 distinction, blue merle 

 in colour and \'ery 

 typical in head quali- 

 ties. So Eastwood Eminent is aristocrat- 

 ically bred, and he looks like one who will 



MR. R. G. HOwsoNS CH. QUALITY OF DUNKIRK 



BY WINKLEY PILOT CANUTE FASCINATION. 



Plwloginphs l<y Bctkci. Btimiugluun. 



combined length of skull and muzzle, and the 

 the whole must be considered in connection with 



