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of those in actual use are crossed with the various sporting dogs, 
such as the setter, which is very common, or the pointer, or even 
the hound ; and hence we so often find the sheep-dog as good in 
The English Sheep-Dog. 
hunting game as in his more regular duties, while a great many 
are used as regular poaching dogs by night, and in retired districts 
by day also. 
Il.—_THE COLLIE (ROUGH AND SMOOTH). 
(A) THE ROUGH COLLIE. 
One of the most beautiful and useful of all our dogs is the Scotch 
sheep-dog or collie, an excellent’ engraving of which is shown on 
next page. With a fine muzzle he combines an intelligent-looking 
and rather broad head, a clear but mild eye, and a pricked and 
small ear slightly falling at the tip. His body is elegantly formed, 
and clothed with a thick coat of woolly hair, which stands out 
evenly from his sides, and protects him from the rain and snow to 
which he is exposed in his work, clothing him round the neck with 
