The Collie Or Sheepdog In Show And Work - Its History & Origins

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An anthology of early history and anecdotes of the Collie or Sheep-Dog in all its varieties dating from the mid 1800s to the early 1900s. This fascinating book consists of 152 pages and is well illustrated with black and white illustrations. Much of the content has been extracted from early and rare writings on the Collie by well known breeders and developers of the breed. The contents include The Scotch Colley by Idstone - The Collie, Rough and Smooth by H. Compton - Standard of Points of the Rough and Smooth Collie - The Collies by Panmure Gordon and Others - The Old English Bobtailed Sheepdog - The Collie by G. Stables - The Blue Merle Collie by W. Baskerville - Sheep-Dogs by E. C. Ash - Shetland Sheepdogs by W. Baskerville - Sheepdog Trials by Rawdon Lee. This is a fascinating read for any Collie enthusiast or historian of its various varieties, but also contains much information that is still useful and practical today.