The Dog Colley(excellent sports dog)
The dog Colley is an excellent sports
dog and can learn to struggle with the Pointer and Setter, as well as the Water
Spaniel and the Retriever. It can be trained to perform tasks of other breeds.
He is skilled at hunting, has an excellent nose, is a good vermin killer, and is
a most faithful keeper, keeper, and companion.
Little is known with certainty about
the origin of the Collie, but its stratagem and child exterior appearance would
seem to indicate a kinship with the wild dog. Buffon thought that he was the
true dog of nature, the strain, and model, of the entire canine species. He
considered the shepherd dog superior in instinct and intelligence to all other
breeds, and that, with a character to which education has a relatively little
part, he is the only creature born perfectly trained for the administration of
man.
There is no dog more graceful and more physically loving than the show Colley.
In the works, this type of dog is
invariably at the top of the class. He is considered the most docile and is
certainly the most agile. Second to this type in favor is the smooth-haired
variety, a very hard and useful dog, well suited for hill struggle and usually
very fast walking. He is not as soft in mood as black and white and is slow to
make friends. There is no dog more graceful and more physically loving than the
show Colley of the current period. From the old type of struggle, it is now
practically a distinct race.
The skull should be flat, moderately
huge between the ears, and gradually tapered towards the eyes. There ought to
possibly be a slight despondency when it stops. The width of the skull
necessarily depends on the combined length of the skull and the snout, and the
whole should be considered about the size of the dog. The cheek must not be
full or prominent.
The muzzle should be long enough,
tapered to the nose, and should not be weak, pointed, or lip-shaped. Whatever
the color of the dog, the truffle must be black. Gouges must be of good size,
sound, and level; very slight irregularities are tolerated. Jaws is a Sharp and
powerful cut. The eyes are a very important feature and give the dog a joint;
they must be medium in size, somewhat obliquely placed, almond-shaped and brown
except in the case of blackbirds, where the eyes are frequently (one or both)
blue and white or porcelain; intelligent articulation, with quick respect of
alert listening. The ears should be small and moderately wide at the base and
placed not too close but on the top of the skull and not on the side of the
head. When they are at rest, they should generally be worn and rejected back,
The neck must be muscular, powerful
and of good length, and somewhat arched. The body must be strong, with
well-arched ribs, a deep chest, quite huge behind the shoulders, which must be
inclined, and very powerful kidneys. The dog must be straight ahead. The front legs
should be straight and muscular, neither inside nor outside the elbows, with a
good amount of bone; the forearm is a little fleshy, and the bows show flexibility
without weakness. The hindquarters should be muscular at the thighs, clean and
nervous under the hocks, with well-flexed grabs. The feet should be oval, the soles
well padded and the toes curved and close together.
Collie must show endurance, activity, and intelligence
In general, it is an agile and active dog, with a deep chest showing
lung power, child neck power, inclined shoulders and well-folded hocks
indicating speed, and a child joint of high intelligence. It should be of a
good length on the leg, which gives it more of a raced appearance than a muddy
appearance. In a few words, a Collie must show endurance, activity, and
intelligence, with free and true activity. Dogs must be 22 inches tall. to 24.
Shoulders, bitches 20 ins. 22 inches. The weight for dogs is 45 to 65 pounds,
for dogs 40 to 55 pounds. The smooth collie differs from the rough-only
standard child peel, which must be hard, thick, and fairly smooth.