84 Useful Companions of Man. 
as follows: The Su of the collie should be quite flat 
and rather broad, with fine tapering muzzle of fair length, 
and mouth the least bit overshot, the Zyes 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 avs as small as possible, semi-erect when 
surprised or listening, at other times thrown back and 
buried in the ruff. The eck 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, and the loin rather long, somewhat arched, and 
powerful ; Brush long, “ wi upward swirl” at the end, 
and normally carried low. The /ore-legs 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 Aind-guarters droop- 
ing 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 A/74-dones should be 
wide and rather rugged. The Coaz, 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 should 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. 
The dog should be a fair length on the leg, and his 
movements wiry and graceful; he should not be toc 
small; height of dogs from 22 to 24 inches, bitches from 
20 to 22 inches. The greyhound type is objectionable, 
as there is no brain room in the skull, and with this there 
is to be found a fatuous expression, and a long powerful 
jaw. The setter type is also to be avoided, with a 
pendulous ear, full soft eye, heavily feathered legs, and 
straight short flag. The smooth collie only differs from 
the rough in its coat, which should be hard, dense, and 
quite smooth. 
Disqualifications—Domed skull, high peaked occipital 
