THE COLLIE Canine

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COLLIE Canine
COLLIE Canine

The Collie canine makes an excellent sporting canine, and can be tutored to do the work of the Pointer and the Setter, as well as that of the Water Spaniel and the Retriever. He can be trained to perform the duties of other types. He's clever at stalking, having an excellent nose, is a good vermin-killer, and a most faithful watch, guard, and companion. 

Little is known with certainty of the origin of the Collie, but his cunning and his outside appearance would feel to indicate a relationship with the wild canine. Buffoon was of opinion that he was the true canine of nature, the stock and model of the whole canine species. He considered the Sheepdog superior in instinct and intelligence to all other types, and that, with a character in which education has comparatively little share, he's the only beast born impeccably trained for the service of man. 

At the shows this type of canine is always at the top of the class. He's considered the most compliant, and is clearly the most nimble. Alternate to this type in favor is the smooth-coated variety, a veritably hard, useful canine, well acclimated for hill work and generally veritably line of bottom. He's not so sweet in temper as the black and white, and is slow to make musketeers. 

There isn't a more graceful and physically beautiful canine to be seen than the show Collie of the present period. Produced from the old working type, he's now virtually a distinct strain. The cranium should be flat, relatively wide between the cognizance, and gradationally tapering towards the eyes. 

There should only be a slight depression at stop. The range of craniums inescapably depends upon combined length of cranium and nib; and the total must be considered in connection with the size of the canine. The impertinence shouldn't be full or prominent. The nib should be of fair length, tapering to the nose, and mustn't show weakness or be snippy or lippy. 

Whatever the color of the canine may be, the nose must be black. The teeth should be of good size, sound and position; veritably slight unevenness is admissible. The jaws Clean cut and important. The eyes are a veritably important point, and give expression to the canine; they should be of medium size, set kindly diagonally, of almond shape, and of a brown color except in the case of Merle, when the eyes are constantly (one or both) blue and white or demitasse; expression full of intelligence, with a quick alert look when hearkening. 

The cognizance should be small and relatively wide at the base, and placed not too close together but on the top of the cranium and not on the side of the head. When in repose they should be generally carried thrown back, but when on the alert brought forward and carried semi-erect, with tips slightly drooping in station of listening. 

The neck should be muscular, important and of fair length, and kindly arched. The body should be strong, with well sprung caricatures, casket deep, fairly broad behind the shoulders, which should be leaned, loins veritably important. The canine should be straight in front. 

The fore-legs should be straight and muscular, neither in nor out at elbows, with a fair quantum of bone; the forearm kindly fleshy, the pasterns showing inflexibility without weakness. The hind-legs should be muscular at the shanks, clean and sinewy below the hocks, with well fraudulent stifles. The bases should be round, soles well padded, and the toes arched and close together. 

In general character he's a lithe active canine, his deep casket showing lung power, his neck strength, his leaning shoulders and well fraudulent hocks indicating speed, and his expression high intelligence. He should be a fair length on the leg, giving him further of a racy than a cloudy appearance. 

In a many words, a Collie should show abidance, exertion, and intelligence, with free and true action. In height tykes should be 22 sways. To 24 sways. At the shoulders, whimpers 20 sways. To 22 sways. The weight for tykes is 45 to 65lbs., bitches 40 to 55 lbs. 

The smooth collie only differs from the rough in its fleece, which should be hard, thick and relatively smooth.

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