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 fifty six 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.
