Pressing his ear against the join of the door, he heard the fierce barking of the collies growing fainter and fainter, until presently he heard it no more.
But, on towards mid-day, the collies caught a glimpse of something that caused them to dart off into the woods, barking furiously.
Hector instinctively disliked him, but could not very well refuse his invitation, even though the shrewd collies sniffed so suspiciously at his legs that the fellow shrank away lest they should bite him.
Hundreds of untrained collies have done the same thing on their first sight of sheep.
For word had come that collies were to be the second breed judged that day.
His first appraising glance of the double row of collies caused the furrow between his eyes to vanish and brought a grin of complacent satisfaction to his thin lips.
Of the sixteen othercollies the majority were sables of divers shades.
Could be taught as easily as Shepherds' Colliesare instructed.
Success would be next to certain, if you could as readily place your dog exactly where you wish, as shepherds do their collies (143).
Why, here I am all set up in business, with a herd of reindeer and collies to help herd them.
Cases are on record of collies that were taught to steal for their masters, by systematically driving off sheep from neighboring flocks.
Shepherd collies are wonderful with the sheep, but the so-called house collie is often more generally wise and adaptable.
He knows all about collies and greyhounds and--and every kind of dogs there are.
The collies and other sheepdogs are also classed with the non-sporting breeds, but I'll save those for another time.
The collies and Old English sheepdogs were tied in a row in the shade of some maple trees at one side of the grounds, and the rough-coated terriers, the setters, and some of the other breeds were also outside.
While the family was at supper, one of the collies was restless and barked continually, and gave such signs of uneasiness as to assure all that something was wrong.
The shepherd grunted surlily, for the collies were his best friends, and good company.
Either the roar of the whirlpool, or the sight of one of the collies slinking terrified through the fern, added a new terror to the mare.
The driver picked up the reins, the collies barked, the pony shambled forward.
As the pony came to a sudden halt, three rough collies rushed out, barking furiously.
One shepherd and two collies; and the colliesdid nearly all the duty in summer and a great part of it in winter.
The dogs sat around us and around the Gauchos as we dined, and, it must be allowed, behaved in a most mannerly way; only the collies and mastiffs kept together.
The racket and the crowd and the new surroundings did not excite or terrify or make him profoundly miserable; as they did some of the high-strung collies about him.
So, when the twocollies had worked the sixty out from the rest of the Frayne bunch of sheep and had started them, bleating and milling, toward the highroad, Trask whistled Wisp back to him.
Champion Shawemere King was one of the four greatest collies in America--perhaps on earth.
Why, of all the nineteen collies on exhibition, there was not one within three inches of Robin's height, nor one which bore any real resemblance to him.
People who did not understand collies used to smile politely and lift their brows when the Snowdens told how Jock had brought aid to the stricken master, of whose plight the dog could not possibly have known through any explainable channels.
For example, no two humans could have been more widely divergent in nature than were these two collies of Trask's.
Robin Adair was good enough for the judges, too, and good enough to win over one of the finest aggregations of high-bred collies ever shown in this part of the South.
Jeff heard someone say that the judging was about to begin, and that collies were to be among the first breeds shown.
Thus, the world over, do the average run ofcollies give morning salute to the man or woman they have accepted as their deity.
There is much to learn from him; much to puzzle over; as perhaps the following discursive yarns about a few members of the long line of Sunnybank collies may show.
Comedian dogs, spectacular dogs, gloriously human dogs, Sunnybank collies of every phase of heart and brain and soul--one common and pathetically early tragedy has waited or waits for you all!
Collies are high strung and Guardie just yelled at this insult.
I looked up the road, and there were two tired looking collieslagging along side by side, their heads down, their tails drooping.
After Mr. Devering had treated the burns with some oily substance and bound them up to keep the air out, he said to the children, "Take the collies to the barn cellar.
He walked toward the stable, and whistled what was evidently a signal, for three romping collies came running to meet him, and were leaping and tumbling about him as he went around the curve of the drive and out of sight.
But when she walked down the drive half an hour later, with the collies leaping about her, the writer quietly fell into step at her side.
Two Scotch collies were fast friends, going everywhere together until one of them died, and was buried on the top of a hill.
Only collies were at first accepted, but business and accommodations alike gradually widened until practically all kinds of dogs are now handled, in a most progressive and hygienic manner.
Meantime the fine collie dog, kept as guard and companion, was bringing many requests for good puppies, and it was determined to raise collies instead of chickens.
The pure bred Scotch Collies are of a kind and affectionate disposition and they become strongly attached to their master.
The Scotch Collies are very watchful and always on the alert, while their intelligence is really marvelous.
Most collies are sensitive and suspicious and of fine temperament and this characteristic often makes them appear rather more cowardly than brave.
For wolf cubs are like collies in this, that they seem to have a natural interest, perhaps a natural kinship with man, and next to their own kind nothing arouses their interest like a group of children playing.
The collies never attempted to attack the kangaroo; but when they saw the droll creature hopping solemnly after Archie, one looked at the other, and both seemed to laugh inwardly.
The collieswere placed under the charge of Craig to be broken to use, for both were young, and the Skyes became the vermin-killers.
Surely the dog knew that Archie was writing home, for presently he got slowly up from his corner and came and leant his head on his master's knee, in that wise and kindly way collies have of showing their thoughts and feelings.
One day a grand gift arrived from England, being nothing less than a couple of splendid Scotch collies and a pair of Skye terriers.
I read everything I could find about trained dogs, visited kennels where collies and other intelligent sheep-dogs were kept, and corresponded with many people about it.
He was too old a man, and with his one arm too helpless to attempt to stop it, but he remembered that Hero had once shared the training of some collies for police service, before it had been decided to use him as an ambulance dog.
Twill be no collies but themselves that are barking.
Sometimes they'll yelp like a dog and trick you into thinking your own collies are in trouble; but do not trust them.
This done, the collies would run back and by nipping the heels of the sheep at the rear they would compel them to follow where they wished to have them go.
He worked tirelessly, and ever as he moved about among the sheep two great Scotch collies tagged at his heels.
And there is something else they will do: they understand well as ourselves that sheep will walk right over ledges and into pits, one after another; so the collies will stand guard at the edges of such places and warn 'em off.
There is not a shepherd in this part of the country but would swap his collies for mine; or they'd buy them.
Over the brim of rolling green just ahead of him came the flock, Sandy leading them, and the colliesnipping at their heels.
Still, with all their devotion, the collies evidently understood that the sheep were their first care and they never deserted their watch to accompany Sandy when he went on a hunt for water-holes or more abundant feeding grounds.
Bending down the Scotchman thrust his hand into the ruff of shaggy hair about the neck of one of the collies beside him.
The collies came yelping and wagging their tails to meet him, while the inmates of the dwelling were peeping out at the door, and as quickly vanishing again into the interior.
They'll be round us like collies round a marrow bane," said Ronny, and as he spoke there was a shout from the highroad, and Dan laughed.
It was long past dark when he stumbled to the sheep-wagon wherein the old herder and his squaw lay asleep, arriving without alarm of dogs, his own collies at his heels.
So he took the collies away, leaving her to range her band of sheep in terrible labor, mind-wrenching loneliness, over the sage-gray hills.
The collies scented the stranger while he stood on the hilltop, several hundred yards above the camp, rising to question his presence bristling backs.
The collies came warily up, stiff-legged, with backs still ruffled, and sniffed Mackenzie over.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "collies" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
