One of my earliest recollections is of a shaggy, unkempt, cute-looking dog trudging along behind the drovers in charge of herds of cattle or flocks of sheep en route to one of the great cattle markets of the Midland Counties. Since then I have renewed his acquaintance in a much glorified form at all the leading dog shows. "Could one of these carefully groomed, gorgeous creatures ever descend to such menial work again?" I ask myself. Well, I fancy he would if you wished him to, for the eye is still full of fire and intelligence, and he has the look of a workman.

His Work

His work and that of the Collie are practically the same. You will find him accompanying shepherds all over the country, and you may still see him following cattle or sheep to market. His sagacity is of the highest order.

His Points

Skull capacious, says the Specialist Club, and rather squarely formed, giving plenty of room for brain power; well arched over the eyes, and all the head covered with hair; jaw fairly long, strong, and square; ears small and carried flat to the side of the head; fore-legs perfectly straight and heavy in bone; shoulders sloping; body rather short and very compact, with well-sprung ribs; loin stout and slightly arched; coat profuse, hard in texture, and shaggy. Any shade of grey, grizzle, blue, or blue marled, with or without white markings. Tail docked.