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| The first record of a White Collie is that a female called THE LILY born in 1881. She had an all white body with sable head markings. Although we have a three generation pedigree of THE LILY and all the ancestors were colored Collies, we will just have to conclude that THE LILY's color was a sport or throwback to some distant ancestor. The Lily was agreat-grandmother of CH MEtchely Wonder, a dog that I will wager every Collie in America can tract back to her, so consequently, we have her color continually cropping out in dogs apparently straight colored in breeding. Hence, the start of the present day White Collie. Up until about thirty-five years ago, however, these sport white puppies were considered undesireable and most of them were destroyed at an early day, which is the reason there were not many whites before 1910. Unfortunately, and ambitious man about this time wanted to produce an all white quickly, so it is thought that he introduced Samoyed or Spitz blood to get the all white color. Up until this time there had been no White Collies born from pure-bred parent that were all white. Mr. Avery of Ohio and Mrs. Seaman of California, however, were the original White Collie breeders from purbred Collies and their dogs all had colored head marking and a small amount of body marks were quite prevalent. This is as it is today in all the leading white kennels. We are striving for a White that equals the winning colored Collies in head properties and coat. We want the head colored identically as in the colors, so as to give true Collie expression. The only difference we desire is a white body with a few spots on the body. Astolot White Prince was my first good White, born in 1933. He was by Lochland Lookout, (a White by a White ex White-bred Sable). His dam was Kollrca Emmaline by a sabe, CH Bergamot Bandolier ex a white bitch by Astolot White Lustrita by Kollrca White Mugwump. Royalty was never beaten by another White (Collie). He was by Astolot White Prince, three times "Best White" of Madison Square Garden. Three times "First White" at Morris and Essex. Twice "Reserve Winner". The last "Reserve" at Springfield, Mass. It was a four point show. I was also the breeder of INT/CH Astolot Peerless. Peerless won more Best of Breeds than any Collie in history and his mother was White - Astolot White Clover. His sire was CH Honeybrook Big Parade. I also sold Peerless' litter brother - Astolot King Parade and a White bred sable daughter of Landmark to a man in California. The two were bred together and produced Ch California King Parade. Article by Constance B. Hubbard |
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