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RODGH-COATED SCOTCH COLLIE SHEPHERD DOGS 





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A DOG THAT EVERY FARMER NEEDS. 



One of the most important and valuable additions a farmer can make to his stockyard is a Scotch Colli | 



The pure-bred Scotch Collie Shepherd Dog takes as naturally to driving stock as the Pointer and Setter to hunting bir< 

 They are of a kind and ;.fl'ectionate disposition, and become strongly attached to their master's family. They are very watc 

 ful and always on the a!ert, while their intelligence is really marvellous. At one year old they are able to perform full dut 

 herding sheep, cattle, swine and other kinds of stock, attending them all day ^vhen necessary, keeping them together ai 

 where they belong, and driving off strange dogs and intruders. They learn to know their master's animals from otiiers ir 

 very short time, and a well-trained dog will gather them together, drive them home, and put each into its right stall. Th 

 can easily be taught to attend poultry, and are declared enemies of all species of vermin that infest the poultry-yard, and c 

 be made most useful in a hundred different ways. They have a dainty carriage and fine style, profuse silky hair, bushy t 

 carried low, ears small and semi-erect, head long and sharp, chest deep with plenty of lung room. In general form lit! 

 symmetrical and graceful ; altogether a handsome dog, and in sagacity he excels all others of the dog family. 



We breed extensively and at our kennels are to be found some of the finest dogs in the land. Imported dogs are bei I 

 added frequently so as to keep up the fine standard we have established. On the opposite p;\ge we give an exact likeness | 

 one of our breeding dogs, also a copy from a photograph of a litter of our pups. For the quality of oar dogs we refer you I 

 the following testimonials, to which we point with pride. 



John S. P.\rkee, Ontonagon, Mich., Jan. 10, 1889, writes: 

 " The two Collie pups you sent me last spring have grown to 

 be handsome dogs. The bitch (a white and black) is by far 

 the prettier of the two, but the dog (a black and tan), name 

 "Jock," learns the quickest. He knows all our stock 

 from the neighbors', and regularly every day, drives the 

 ducks up and puts them in the duck-house, allows no strange 

 cattle to come on the premises." 



Naptin Bros., Bully P. O., Montana, Jan. 1, 1889, writes : 

 " The pair of Collie dogs you sent us are doing well. The dog 

 will make a fine animal and the bitch is now in a herd of 

 1200 sheep and doing good work.'' 



Feed. A. Wightman, Noxon, Montana, July 21, 1889, 

 writes: " The Scotcli Collie pups as ordered arrived safely this 

 A.M., not much worsefortheir long ride of nearly 3000 miles. 

 They are bright little fellows and I am well pleased with 

 them. Will you kindly send me pedigree of them ? " 



Philip Quillman, Jforristown, Pa., Nov. 13, 1889, writes : 

 " The Collie dog I purchased from you last April, I am more 

 than pleased with. He proves to be all that was claimed for 

 him, very intelligent, with an evident desire to do anything 

 I ask of him, and the object of praise and admiration of 

 every one that sees him. My family are very much attached 

 to him and money could not induce them to part with him." 



Elias S. Kimbali,, Meadowville, Rich Co., Utah, June 

 11, 1889, writes : "Pups reached Montpelier about ten days ago 

 all O. K., but badly worn out. They are now doing first rate." 



John L. Wene, Asbury Station, Hunterdon Co., N. J., 

 writes : "I received your letter to-day and will say I like the 

 dog well, he acts very fine, he takes to driving very quickly, 

 he acts very fine in driving cattle or anything else and I 

 would not take twice what I gave for him," 



Valley Beds, Barton , Vt. , writes : ' ' We received the Col - 

 lie puppies all riglit and are highly pleased with them ; they 

 take to driving cattle already, and we would not part with 

 them at any price." 



J. H. SinxH, St. Louis, Mo., writes : " The pair of Collies 

 sent me a year ago have grown finely, showing rare intelli- 

 gence. Tl^eir services are more valuable to me than those of 

 any two men on my farm. I have been offered $100 for the 

 pair, but would not sell." 



Jacob Kntjpp, Dangold, 111., writes : " I am greatly pleased 

 with the Collie pup you sent me; he took to driving stock as 

 naturally as to eating, and will do anything I tell him to do. 

 He is the wonder of the neighborhood. I would not take for 

 him ten times what he cost me." 



G. W. Click, Huntington, Ind,, writes: " The Scotch 

 Collie puppy you sent me arrived safe. Heisabeauty. It is 

 interesting to see him manoeuvre around cattle. He is learn- 

 ing fast, and will make a fine dOg. I am well pleased with 

 him." 



Wakren a. Doolittle, Clinton, Conn., writes: "The 

 Collie puppy arrived yesterday morning in fine condition. 

 He is a perfect beauty, handsome and wonderfully intelligent. 

 You do not praise them half enough." 



Chas. C. KryYOjr, Raritan, N. J., writes: "I am highly 

 pleased with the Collie dog sent me, he far exceeds my ex- 

 pectations." 



J. E. Waddle, Tunnelton, Pa., writes: "The Scot i 

 Collie puppies arrived in fine order the day after shipmei 

 They are very fine and pleased me greatly. They ulrea' 

 show signs of making excellent drivers. Accept my thanks | 



Adam Helsee, Thornville, O., writes: "I am greal ; 

 pleased with the pair of Collie dogs. They are growi 

 finely, and are very intelligent. The.v are more than I < i 

 pected. One of my neighbors sent to Wooster, ()., for a pi i 

 of Collies, but mine beat them all to pieces. I got first pre I 

 ium at our county fair on melons, pumpkins and other se '< 

 bought of you. You will hear from me again in the sprinf | 



R. H. Lanlng, Towanda, Pa., writes : " The Scotch Col | 

 puppy sent me is very handsome and wonderfully intellige, | 

 I am delighted with him in every way." 



J. W. Parkes, Ouachita City, La., writes: "lammu; 

 than pleased with the Collie dogs. It is astonishing to me i 

 see puppies so young making an effort to manoeuvre arou j 

 cattle, without the least training whatever. I would not ( 

 without them for twenty times their cost." ' 



Below we give an account of a Collie Mail Carriei \ 

 true story from Dakota: 



THE COLUE MAIL CARRIER. 



An exchange tells us the following : 



" Dorsey is a fine Scotch Collie, and has the distinct 

 of being tlie only dog regularly employed as a letter-can 

 in the world. Dorsey hiis for more than three years carr 

 the mail between Calico, San Bernardnio County, and 1 

 marck, a mining-camp between three and four miles aw-' 

 over almost impassable mountains. CaHcois astage-stati 

 and has a post-office. Without the aid of the dog, man 

 miner would have a hard time getting his mail, as 

 country is very rough and steep in places, and most of 

 year the weather is very warm. 



"Dorsey belongs to" the postmaster at Calico, and in il 

 youth w^ not regarded as anything more than a comr 

 puppy. The way the dog became a mail-carrier was as 

 lows: One day the post-master wanted to send word to 

 brother at Bismarck, but did not want to make the trip, 

 occurred to hnn to try the dog. He wrote a letter and tii I, / • 

 aroutid the dog s neck, pointing the dog's no.se towai-d ' 

 marck, and then told him to go. He trotted offa short i 

 tanee, and then turned about to see what else was wan 

 home of the small boys showered stones at him, and he 

 on to Bismarck. Next day he returned with an answer 

 on his neck, and he showed that he had been well trei 

 the experiment was repeated, each time with success 

 additional dignity on the part of the dog. 



As soon as it became known that Dor.^ey could h( 

 L^cf ^ , ,"i?°"' '■^?l"pt? '"ere constantly made by the mi 

 to send the.r mail by hira. The loads soon increased, a; 

 became evident that they could not tie on all the let 

 fif !r. rf ^1 *"? ordei-ed a handsome little mail-bag, 

 S^l=f 1 " ^^f ''°^^ shoulders. It is fastened arouSd I 

 bv «n >?w^ ^'C'^V"*^ ^'"°""** hisbody back of thefore I 

 by another. He has never missed a trip for about t ti 

 years or ost a letter. Now when the stage c^mes i J 

 gets up, stretches himself, walks to the poft-office wai I 

 ITofd an?s^rL"d'"PP^'* °'^-,'?""' ^"'J ^*^''^ off as s^n P I 

 meeifnt I st^«?it^- ^^ '■'» Ko a long way around to a 

 mfssimf'^ «t™"ger, seeming to realize the importune. 



PRICES: 



■We can supply Pnppies the year round, ten ^o twelve wfek<s old fmr., „.,« « *, • ^ , I 



at the low price ot SIO.OO each, or «17.00 per pair, matld^ no akin The^ ^^!.*iL''"P'""*^'' ' 

 sonable as to be ^vithin the reach of aU. yke guarantee Lfe ai^ivaf at yom^ l7^risTe^pretPo' 



Edward Stem & Co., Prs., Phila. 



