sable-and-white

Updated: May 19, 2025

So Chum was a "collie" whatever that might be. Link took it to be a fancy term for "bird dog." He had seen the word before somewhere. And he remembered now that it had been in the advertisement that offered seventy-five dollars for the return of a lost "sable-and-white collie." Yes, and Dominie Jansen had said, "sable" meant "black."

Albert Payson Terhune - His Dog

His time was limited. So, taking out a fountain pen, he had begun to scribble on the blank. Filling in Link's name and address, he wrote, in the "breed and sex" spaces, the words, "Scotch collie, sable-and-white, male." "Name?" he queried, breaking in on Ferris's rambling eulogy. "Huh?" asked the surprised Link, adding: "Oh, his name, hey?

Albert Payson Terhune - His Dog