New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-27
SOMETHING ABOUT COLLIES.
From The Baltimore American.

There are two varieties of the shepherd dog, and
while both dangerous foes, they can be a. gentle
and ahcctOnae as the lambs they guard. OF late
there has been tendency 10 make these animals house
hold pets, and the popularity OF the shepherd Is IN
rse ,se do aS, Gamble in many %ays In
the II ghlands OF scotland and Wales it would be next
TO impossible 10 get along without them. They show
far more intelligence than The majority OF dogs, and
are more sagaciOuS well-tIained Scotch shepherd
dog has almost human intelligence. The natural III
sncts Of this animal are to take care OF the stock,
and no special training Is needed To teach them 10
drive.
agaeloqs animals 70 the Perio OF their dntles
their masters while out for walk, and attempt to
drive cattle, when they had never seen them before.
collie pup seven months old, in this city, was
known, regularly every morning, to drive his mas,
ers chickens from the cellar TO tho back yard and
then trOt cOntcntcdly back TO his house and finish
MS morning snO0ze, win an air OF having lone his
duty Farmers and stock rasers In the West are I'M
shepherd dog. The dogs nature is to kill sheep and
much trouble has been experienced with green dogs
In the shecpOld The shepherd pup is generally taken
from It's mother, and the eve is made to muse along
with her lambs. This in manner, infused into them
feeling Of kin ard they Will protect the sheep, flock
Of the devotion OF the shepherd dog to the fock in is
charge valuable Southdown eve had died, and left
male collie guarded the lock one day the flock
strayed to high blur overlooking running stream.
II was nearly SHUTDOWN, and the dog had been sent
10 roundup the sheep and drive them home. In the
rush Of the animals, the Two poor little lambs aud an
od sheep were forced over the blua into the stream,
and h0gted away. one OF the farm hands the
accident, and 60 the low ground head OF, and.
II possible save the sheep and lambs. Nearing the
WAFER ne saw the collie struggling with the old sheep.
which was finally brought ashore The lambs were
standing In shOal water and after the sheep had been
landed, the collie brought the lambs one by one, Ia
land
They are faithful and adcctlonate dogs, and will
fight til they drop. hes never forset an unJu,,
punishment, and viii avcngc 1t when opportunity
offers.
Tho points Of a good scotch collie are head Ions
and narrow, pointed almost at the muzzlc small ears.
high on the head and half erect the mouth is level
and not Ovcrho, the back should be broad and mus
cular forclegs long and straight and set well under
the body. and not too heavy. Tho lower part of tho
legs should be nicely shaped and free from feathers
og halu down 10 the heel The coat should be thick
long ana GLOSSY, but not wooiy. The cOlors black,
black and tan black tan and whIt0 led, rcd and
white; red tan and white, yellow yell
low and black, yellow and white, sable
and gray, and very often mixture Of all these
coors resembling somewhat animated crazy pate h.
Tho brush tor tan il generally carried medium low,
with tendency 10 curl up or sweep at Tho end.
These dogs often trained for hunting, AMI a. a
house dog az invaluable. They are remarkable for
hrig cleanliness, AID arr, rs rule fond of chldlcn
Unlike The rug, they are useful well ornamental
and for ponis Of beauty and general getup arr en-
Tilted 10 the honor of being the favose until Dame
Fashion viii wave her wand and issue an edlct that
another breed OF dog must rule the land for awhile.
Ibcn the collie Will have TO step down and out