ONE OF THE RIGHT SORT. 



popular in this country, as well as in 

 their native land, because of their ex- 

 treme beauty. The white markings to 

 be valuable must be a full, wide collar, 

 white tip of tail, blaze in the face, white 

 markings on legs, frill and breast. The 

 more perfect these markings, other 

 qualities being good in proportion, the 

 more valuable the animal. 



I have been impressed greatly, dur- 

 ing my few years' experience with Col- 

 lies, with their extreme intelligence. 

 Having kept and bred Fox Terriers and 

 Bostons previously, makes me love the 

 Collie the more. Nothing that has come 

 to my notice concerning either the Fox 

 Terrier or the Bostons has been disad- 

 vantageous to them. There is an in- 

 describable something that fascinates 

 one to a Collie above all others. He 

 loves to obey. It has been bred into 

 them so long that it is a fixed char- 

 acteristic. He can so attach himself 

 to you that nothing would ever let you 

 part from him. Imagine a dog with in- 

 telligence enough to bring your boots, 



close or open a door, always bring in 

 the morning paper and love an out-door 

 walk with master or mistress. News- 

 paper incidents of a dog's smartness 

 pale beside the daily duties of a faithful 

 Collie. Any breeder or dog fancier 

 loves his Collie best — the warm corner 

 in the heart is reserved for him ! Why ? 

 Because he reciprocates. He will not 

 stand a cuffing nor a kick — a sharp 

 word of rebuke is more than enough to 

 correct him. It may be this tenderness 

 of heart that makes him so affectionate. 

 The time to get a Collie is when he is 

 eight months' old. If he is much older 

 it takes too long to win him. An old 

 Collie pines for old friends as a rule. 

 Recently the writer had occasion to 

 purchase a half interest in a dog four 

 and one-half years old. He had two 

 masters in England before he was nine 

 months old. Inside of six months more 

 he has two masters in this country and 

 then was sold to a western breeder, 

 from whom I purchased an interest. He 

 hardly knew who his master was and 



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