The Rough Coated Scotch Collie Dog – 1893
Any farmer who keeps a flock of sheep, or any considerable number of other live stock, can have no more useful helper than a well-bred Collie. Such a dog attends strictly to business at all times, and,...
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The Colley, The dogs of Great Britain… 1879
One of the most beautiful and useful of all dogs is the Scotch sheep-dog or colley, excellent engravings of which are given, pp. 125-128. With a fine muzzle he combines an intelligent-looking and...
View ArticleBritish rural sports, Stonehenge – 1875 edition
Sheep Dogs The sheep dog has undoubtedly a higher commercial value than any other, as he has often under his charge a flock worth thousands of pounds. There are various breeds in use throughout the...
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Burpee’s Farm Annual for 1891
ROUGH-COATED SCOTCH COLLIES. THE MOST FAITHFUL, MOST INTELLIGENT AND MOST USEFUL OF DOGS. Descriptive of these popular dogs, which we are breeding extensively, we cannot do better than republish the...
View ArticleThe Poultry Yard by W.A. Burpee – 1891
THE COLLY DOG It may safely be said, that among the most intelligent of the canine race are the Collies. Whether their cleverness is hereditary, or the result of training, remains a question; but all...
View ArticleWandering Willie
Note: The story below is about Willie, a “Northumbrian collie” from the Cheviot Hills, no doubt a representative of the regional shepherd dogs that would become know as the Border Collie in later years...
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The Scotch Colley – Poultry Monthly 1881
Of all the canine race, the Scotch Colley is the most intelligent. The herder’s help-mate and friend, and gentleman’s pet. He, with wonderful intuition, anticipates your wants to such a degree as to...
View ArticleOld Scotch Collie Club – 1892
From The Fanciers’ Journal, January, 1892 – contributed by Linda Rorem. There have been three phases, or we might call them “epochs.” in collie exhibiting, says “Trefoil.” First there came the workman...
View ArticleFacts for Farmers – 1869
An early American source on the Scotch Collie, this book covers every aspect of agriculture from breeds of livestock to barn construction to farm economics and includes many beautiful engravings. It...
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British Collies in 1897: a Pictorial
Photos from the 1897 issues of Country Life Illustrated READ THE FULL STORY AT Old Time Farm Shepherd.org
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