Originally designed to be an intelligent, robust working dog, today's Collie, whether clad in its soft, furry Rough coat or in its dense Smooth coat, is a beautiful, appealing dog with a sweet, dignified expression. The Collie excels as an obedient, instantly trainable dog with a near-human personality and devotion to humankind that is second to none. As a companion for a family with children, the Collie has no rival: start the camera rolling, the Collie is the nanny of the dog world, the most loyal friend any child could dream of.

Illustrated with over 135 color photographs, this introductory guide provides discussions on breed history, characteristics and standard, as well as puppy selection, feeding, grooming, obedience training, preventative health care and showing. The new owner will welcome advice about puppy-proofing the home, preparing for the pup's arrival, housebreaking and preventing puppy problems. Helpful hints and important information are highlighted to provide easy access to everything the reader needs to know about life with a Collie from puppyhood to the senior years.

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.

A HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLIE OR SHEEPDOG IN HIS BRITISH VARIETIES By Rawdon Lee. A VINTAGE DOG BOOKS CLASSIC REPRINT This superb book of the Collie was first published in London 1890, and even today remains a classic book of the breed. First editions are very rare, expensive and much sought after. VINTAGE DOG BOOKS have now republished it using the original text and the splendid illustrations by the famous dog artist Arthur Wardle. Rawdon Lee was a celebrated author of several superior dog books and was Kennel Editor of "The Field" for many years. The books one hundred and sixty four pages contain nine detailed chapters:- Early History. - The Collie. - Early Shows and Winners. - The Smooth-coated Collie. - The Old English "Bob-tailed" Sheep Dog. - Trials with Sheep. - Collie Clubs and Collie Standards. - Management, Breeding, Showing, etc. This previously rare historical record of the Collie will prove of much interest to all enthusiasts and historians of the breed, and contains much information that is still useful and practical today. Many of the earliest dog breed books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. VINTAGE DOG BOOKS are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

THE COLLIE By DR. O. P. Bennett And C.H. Wheeler. A VINTAGE DOG BOOKS CLASSIC REPRINT Originally published in Washington 1924, and republished in a revised and up-dated edition in the same year, this extremely scarce early work on the Collie is both expensive and hard to find in any edition. VINTAGE DOG BOOKS have republished the revised edition, using the original text and photographs, as part of their CLASSIC BREED BOOKS series. The authors were highly respected figures in the dog world with Dr. Bennett being President of the Collie Club of America, and C.H. Wheeler being an expert on the history and origins of the Collie in the United Kingdom. Both men realised the great need for a modern volume on the Collie. This resulted in a work giving a fuller and more complete history of the breed than was hitherto available. They also took up the question of breeding in a more thorough manner than any other work of its kind in existence. The book's three hundred and eighty pages consist of ten comprehensive chapters, illustrated with rare vintage photographs of Collie Champions for the period beginning circa 1874 through to 1923. Over two thirds of the work is devoted to detailed records of individual Collies. Although published in the U.S.A., the content is evenly divided between British Collies and their history, and their American cousins. Chapters include: Origin - History - Blue Merles - American Collies - The Typical Collie - Breeding - Foods and Feeding - Kennelling - Exhibiting - Common Ailments. This is a fascinating read for any Collie enthusiast or historian of the breed, and also contains much information that is still useful and practical today. Many of the earliest dog breed books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. VINTAGE DOG BOOKS are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

SABLE AND WHITE. THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A SHOW COLLIE By Gordon Stables A VINTAGE DOG BOOKS CLASSIC REPRINT This moving but charming novel of a collie's turbulent life, was first published in 1893. It is now both expensive and very hard to find in its first edition. VINTAGE DOG BOOKS have republished it, using the original text and beautiful engravings and illustrations by Harrison Weir and Miss Winifred Austen. "Luath" is a sable and white collie of excellent parentage. His story is told in the first person. It takes the reader through his doggie life with its idyllic puppy days, then on through many terrible experiences, interspersed with some happier adventures, to his eventual retirement. A series of owners, some kind, some cruel, use him for both gain and pleasure. From the show benches of that era, to the sad world of lost dogs, life with the gypsies and numerous other escapades, our hero, oft accompanied by his Pug chum, Jim, tells a thrilling tale of a dogs life in Victorian England. This lengthy work consists of two hundred and seventy nine pages illustrated with vintage engravings. It will prove a fascinating read for all dog lovers, and especially for the collie enthusiast. "And the dog is still the faithful, Still the loving friend of man; Ever ready at his bidding, Doing for him all he can." Many of the earliest dog books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. VINTAGE DOG BOOKS are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.