MY FRIEND, THE COLLIE 



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clogs. Puppies range in price from 

 fifteen dollars up ; brood bitches and 

 grown dogs bring twenty-five dollars, 

 for the generally good specimen, up to 

 two and three hundred for the best class 

 of them. 



want to be carried low, and when the 

 dog is on the lookout they want to be 

 elevated well up, yet the tips should 

 tip over even and gracefully. General 

 Collie conformation, as shown in the 

 picture of Champion Balgreggie Hope, 



SCARISBRICK STAR, K.C.S.B. I7IID. 



The finest point about a Collie is 

 his head and expression, as breeders 

 call it. A dog with an elegant coat and 

 general Collie form, but without a good 

 head, is not worth much, according to 

 tiie fanciers. The head is moderately 

 wide and skull flat, with a clean cut 

 mouth and rather lengthy over all. Ears 



is necessary to the perfectly finished 

 Collie. In coat he must be very heavy 

 and long. The frill about his neck must 

 be long and beautiful. Collies are either 

 golden sable and white or tri-color, i.e., 

 black, with white and tan markings on 

 frill, breast, legs, head and ears. The 

 sable and white Collies are the most 



