The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-03-08
Story OF q Shepherd Dog.


signature OF "WooI Grower" tells a long
and marvellous story about HE shepherd
dog, from which we make tue following
extract
will add a short account OF what !
used to do with my dos Colonel which, |
fear, those who have never seen a WE'LL
broken dog work, viii! be apt TO class among
dog stories
"When Colonel was six months old, I
drove with him flock Of sheep from Ohio
10 illinois, spending iory-seven days on
the road. He has never been behind a
flock OF sheep until the day | started. In
iour weeks' lime | could send him inio a
hundred acre pasture, and he would make
circnil OF it aud bring The flock out with
out leaving a sheep, and without hurrying
them out OF walk. BY The way, it is very
important 10 break dog 10 60 slow-lhe
most OF dogs are loo eager and hurry sheep
100 much Iterried the Wabash river al
Atica. The boat ran up on a low level
bar, where there were 10 yards or FENCES TO
assist IN getting the sheep aboard. With
two hands and The dog ! loaded the boa,
without having TO catch one of them and
the flock made FIVE boat loads. | got up
on The bank where the dog could see me
well, aud lbeE by motions made him jar
the flock down tight 10 The boat. aud wher
well lammed up, noun: Oh thsir backs.
and by barking and nippine-not severe
PnnuCh call h1fino-Shnvar ri0hf
in. No ten men witLou: dog conId have
loaded them go soon, if they could have
done il a: all.
When had occasion 10 drive not 10 ex-
ceed ten hundred sheep a few miles, [
wanted TO other help but the dogs | have
driven that many sheep along The road six or
eight miles, where it was unfenced, some
times on one and sometimes on The other,
and sometimes on both sides. myself being
ahead OF the ho-k, The dog behind, the
sheep so strung through the timber thst
perhaps did not see The dog for an hour
al time.
when the Aock got 10 spreading oul fan
shaped, as flock will where there is a
chance TO pick, Colonel would GO out and
turI in the corners, passing up JOS: lar
enough 10 effect that purpose, and no tar
ther. He used, apparently, as much judg-
ment in passing up the side of ihe flock
just so .ar as would a man. When he was
in doubt sbou; an order, he would stop aud
look back unii the order was repeated.
have many day driven all over the prairie
and taken a flock ia every direction 5s
walking on before, lesrng him TO bring the
sheep aileT me, without looking al him or
speaking 10 him. could send him TWO
miles oul ;ulo The prairie after a thousand
sheep which were strung Tor hall mile
and ne would collect and drive them all up
10 me. ! have owned other dogs which
would do The same, but none but him that
did not rush the sheep too hard.
81 could send Colonel over fence on
ahead 4uarer of mile, 10 stand in a
cross lane TO prevent The flock from turning
oul OF the road have herded ihousau d
sheep with him for two weeks on pieces Of
grass surrounded by other crops. When
heTding on piece OF grass bounded on two
or more sides by other crops, | watched
one side and Ie: him guard tho remaining
sides. His manner was 10 steal quietly
along in The edge oil The corn wherever he
saw the sheep approaching TOO near, and
show himself merely sufficient 10 make
them ;urn their heads in another direction,
yet not enough TO irightsn them over 10 The
other side Of the fieldn