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bone, heavy pendulous ears, full soft eyes, heavy feathered 
legs, short tail. 
Competent judges of the collie will scarcely be satisfied 
with some of the foregoing statements, notably those with 
reference to the eyes being “widely apart,’ and “almond 
shape.” Surely the dog with such points would be an 
oddity, and useless for his calling. For other useful 
strictures, the reader is referred to the monograph by 
Dalzie].* 
The Smooth Collie is believed to be a separate 
breed by many fanciers, who fail to see that he is the 
facsimile of the rough-coated dog. His points except the 
coat are the same, and he therefore needs no special 
comment. Puppies of the smooth variety are not 
infrequently met with in the litters of rough-coated 
collies, over which every care has been exercised. There 
are, however, two varieties of this dog, which are as 
widely different in their capabilities as in their outward 
conformation. In his natural place the former is trained 
for work among the sheep of the bleak Highland regions, 
about which he proceeds with a dignity and grace 
unknown in the other. The Lowland dog finds his 
service commonly among cows, and he lacks the energy 
and experience of his aristocratic rival of the Highlands. 
The head of the Highland collie, taken as a whole, is a 
perfect study; the set of the ears, and the intelligent 
gaze of his eyes combine in assuring you “the dog kens 
what ye are talkin’ aboot, and what ye are thinkin’ aboot 
tae.’ The slightest utterance, or movement of the hand 
is ample for his quick intelligence, and he bounds away 
with the speed of the antelope. His attachment to his 
master is based on his special intelligence, for in this 
respect he is above all other dogs. We have known a 
collie to follow his master hundreds of miles, taking his 
place on the steamboats, visiting the usual places of call, 
and after an unsuccessful search in distant towns, return 
home by the same route, tired, hungry, and almost 
prostrate; and on meeting the object of his solicitude, 
* © The Collie.” London: E. Upcott Gill, 
