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Show 1 DOGS AND DOG FELLERS . w . t , i . ' " 4 -rT3 miff ' " , . ".,',, "asss- - , " - f' M , 1 s v v n v !- - , V - ' "j ' ' f ' ;1 " . " 1 j . , I - , . i ' l f - ' - V, v ' ' , ' Hf, - i - ' Hi ' 1 - - I i " - , - ' ' ' hi . , ' - v ', 1 1 ' ' - ' ' ' 1 EST1EFEL of South Fifth Fast street, in the proud owner of three of tho handsomest . . wnito collies to bo found any where in the country. These dos are exceedingly rare in the western states, but. in the east there are a few kennels which specialise in this breed and advertise ad-vertise extensive.. They a re very beautiful doy, aKhouh they require considerably more cave to keep presentable pre-sentable than the mure ; ' practical colors. ' ' t i e f o I recently purebred Ivory Overdalc from an eastern lie unci, -'ne is ( be proud inotber of wry uod-Inotanjf uod-Inotanjf ''twins.' The two youngsters are now five months old. The collie is a nvt in' tdligent and ; handf-iine doj:, according tn an unuvt-allv unuvt-allv i'oud fi'-'S-'.ri pt inn in th'. National : r,eorMphie Magazine The present ten dency is toward a greatly elongated and consequently narrowed head, forming almost a. straight or even slightly deflected de-flected line from nose to occiput. J lie neck, throat and chest bear a e."rui,t frill of lung hair, and the back oi: the thighs also is very deeply and richly furrtid. Tli e hair of the body is long and straight, rather harsh, but with a d t p a uu woolly undercoat. The f e e t , from hock and wrist duwn, should be smooth. In culor, the collie may be black and tan, sable, or rich orfuge Lroun, with v.hit'j frill, colhtr and face Jiarlcquin ; or white, with bia--k spoiling and freckling freck-ling at r.'induin; blue or mouse color, and while; or even pure white everywhere. every-where. The collie should bland twenty to 1 wr n ty-four inches and weigh from forty Id sixty pounds. H requires con-e-idcrabi.' .'cr'ie, and wliih: growin up need? watching I u prevent his in quiring a taste for chickens and even lamb. Once this predilection gets established, es-tablished, it is hard, if not impossible, to eradicate. Obeying the voice, or, better still, the whistle, of his master, a good working work-ing collie will "run out" to a distant pasture, round up his flock, separating them if necessary from other' sheep, and bring them along at just the right speed; head off any which may try to take a w rong direction; go back and hurry those which lag behind: fight off strange dogs if necessary, and finul-ly finul-ly bring thern into the fold without Us ing one. Next morning he will take them ;iuay to the pasture and gu:ird them all day, if iisked to do so, or help his ma.'. tor to drive them to the market, alone the quiet country lanes and the crowded city streets alike, preventing every attempt of his char-' to wander or stampede. |