ALL ABOUT COLLIES
The Collie dog makes an excellent sporting dog, and can be taught 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 breeds.
He is...
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ALL ABOUT COLLIES
The Collie dog makes an excellent sporting dog, and can be taught 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 breeds.
He is clever at hunting,
having an excellent nose, is a good vermin-killer, and a most faithful watch,
guard, and companion.
THE UNKNOWN ORIGIN OF THE COLLIE DOGS
Little is known with certainty of the origin of the Collie, but his cunning and his
outward appearance would seem to indicate a relationship with the wild dog.
Buffon
was of opinion that he was the true dog of nature, the stock and model of the whole
canine species.
He considered the Sheepdog superior in instinct and intelligence to
all other breeds, and that, with a character in which education has comparatively
little share, he is the only animal born perfectly trained for the service of man.
A COLLIE IS AN IDEAL FARM DOG
When I was young on the farm we had a
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