Photos from Watson's Dog Book, published 1906


Roslyn Wilkes, 1890:
An American bred Collie.

In addition to being an extremely
beautiful dog, Roslyn is very similar in type to English Shepherds -- which is not surprising given that English Shepherds trace their roots back to the same group of dogs which gave rise to modern Rough Collie: the old working collies of Great Britain and Ireland.
Nesta:
Nesta is another early Collie pictured in Watson's Dog Book.
She was somewhat smaller than a typical modern English Shepherd, but similar in type to some of the early black/tan dogs.


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