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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
71
In
recent
years
the
smooth
Collie
has
gained
in
popularity
quite
as
certainly
as
his
more
amply
attired
relative.
Originally
he
was
a
dog
produced
by
mating
the
old-fashioned
black
and
white
with
the
Greyhound.
But
the
Greyhound
type,
which
was
formerly
very
marked,
can
scarcely
be
discerned
to-day.
Still,
it
is
not
infrequent
that
a
throw-back
is
discovered
in
a
litter
producing
perhaps
a
slate-coloured,
a
pure,
white,
or
a
jet
black
individual,
or
that
an
otherwise
perfect
smooth
Collie
should
betray
the
heavy
ears
or
the
eye
of
a
Greyhound.
At
one
time
this
breed
of
dog
was
much
cultivated
in
Scotland,
but
nowadays
the
breeding
of
smooths
is
almost
wholly
confined
to
the
English
side
of
the
Border.
The
following
is
the
accepted
description
of
the
Perfect
Collie:--
THE
SKULL
should
be
flat,
moderately
wide
between
the
ears,
and
gradually
tapering
towards
the
eyes.
There
should
only
be
a
slight
depression
at
stop.
The
width
of
skull
necessarily
depends
upon
combined
length
of
skull
and
muzzle;
and
the
whole
must
be
considered
in
connection
with
the
size
of
the
dog.
The
cheek
should
not
be
full
or
prominent.
THE
MUZZLE
should
be
of
fair
length,
tapering
to
the
nose,
and
must
not
show
weakness
or
be
snipy
or
lippy.
Whatever
the
colour
of
the
dog
may
be,
the
nose
must
be
black.
THE
TEETH
should
be
of
good
size,
sound
and
level;
very
slight
unevenness
is
permissible.
THE
JAWS--Clean
cut
and
powerful.
THE
EYES
are
a
very
important
feature,
and
give
expression
to
the
dog;
they
should
be
of
medium
size,
set
somewhat
obliquely,
of
almond
shape,
and
of
a
brown
colour
except
in
the
case
of
merles,
when
the
eyes
are
frequently
(one
or
both)
blue
and
white
or
china;
expression
full
of
intelligence,
with
a
quick
alert
look
when
listening.
THE
EARS
should
be
small
and
moderately
wide
at
the
base,
and
placed
not
too
close
together
but
on
the
top
of
the
skull
and
not
on
the
side
of
the
head.
When
in
repose
they
should
be
usually
carried
thrown
back,
but
when
on
the
alert
brought
forward
and
carried
semi-erect,
with
tips
slightly
drooping
in
attitude
of
listening.
THE
NECK
should
be
muscular,
powerful
and
of
fair
length,
and
somewhat
arched.
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