Identifier: newbookofdogcomp01leig (find matches)
Title: The new book of the dog : a comprehensive natural history of British dogs and their foreign relatives, with chapters on law, breeding, kennel management, and veterinary treatment
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Leighton, Robert, 1859-1934
Subjects: Dogs
Publisher: London New York : Cassell
Contributing Library: Webster Family Library of Veterinary Medicine
Digitizing Sponsor: Tufts University

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diseases whichare far too prevalent. If the rough-coatedworking Collie were as regularly groomedand as carefully kept as the show dog,he would become more useful, and leada happier life. It is unfair to him thathe should be allowed continually to scratchhimself and be seen with his coat matted,dirty, and unkempt. The shepherd shouldgive the same interest and care to hisCollie as the ploughman bestows upon hishorse. III. The Show Collie. — There is nota more graceful and physically beautiful io6 THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. dog to be seen than the show Collie of thepresent period. Produced from the oldworking type, he is now practically a dis-tinct breed. His qualities in the fieldare not often tested, but he is a muchmore handsome and attractive animal, largely induced by the many Collie clubsnow in existence not only in the UnitedKingdom and America, but also in SouthAfrica and Germany, by whom the stand-ards of points have been perfected. Typehas been enhanced, the head with the small
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MR. R. A. TAITS CH. WISHAW LEADER BY ORMSKIRK OLYMPIAN HARTWOOD LADY. Photograph by C. Reid, Wishaw. and his comeliness will always win forhim many admiring friends. The improve-ments in his style and appearance havebeen alleged to be due to an admixturewith Gordon Setter blood. In the earlyyears of exhibitions he showed the shorterhead, heavy ears, and much of the black andtan colouring which might seem to justifysuch a supposition; but there is no evidencethat the cross was ever purposely sought.Gradually the colour was lightened to sableand a mingling of black, white, and tancame into favour. The shape of the headwas also improved. These improvementsin beauty of form and colour have been ornamental ears that now prevail is moreclassical; and scientific cultivation andcareful selection of typical breeding stockhave achieved what may be considered thesuperlative degree of quality, without ap-preciable loss of stamina, size or substance.Great difference as to the scale of pointsstill

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