Hunde, Sport-Zucht Ein Leitfaden für Anfänger Rudolf Löns, Grethlein & Co., Leipzig, D, 1921 (2. Bearbeitung)*

An early German dog book with 351 pages and some good black and white photos. The book includes 2 pages on the Scottish Rough Collie in which the author is very critical of the breed's behavior. The Shetland Collie is mentioned in one line under "foreign Sheepdogs".

Page 246:

Translation: "The foreign Sheepdogs
Of the foreign Sheepdog breeds not considered for German sport, is the Bobtail or Old English Sheepdog and the Shetland Collie in England."

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*Original in Eva-Maria Krämer Collection