The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-04-25
story Of n shepherd psg.

writer In the PRAIRIE FARNEn over the sigma
ture Of wool Grower" tells long and marvel
GUS story about his sheph I'd dog from which we
make the following extracts;
Il will add ahort sccount VI what usei TO do
win my dog Colonel which. / fear, those who
have never seen well broken dos work will be
APT o. class smoug the dog stories
when Colonel was xix months old. drove
him with n flock OF aheep from Ohio 10 illinois
spending a. days ON the road lie had never lee n
behind f,ck Of sheer unit the day I started In
-four weeks time coId send him into a 100 re
pasture, and be would make circuit Of IL aud
bring the hock out without leaving a sheer. and
Without hurrying them ont Il a walk. nv the way,
il is very important To break dog TO 20 slow-thc
most VI dogs are TOO eager, and hurry sheep t. 9
.much.
Iterred the wabash river at Africa The boat
ran upon low loy, bar where there were no
Yards or fences 90 assist in getting the sheep
iaboard. with two HANDS and the dog loaded the
boat without having 10 catch one OF them, aud the
fnpck IN ale I've boat loads. | got uu on tbe ban
X tons, inside HIM Jam the flock down tight T. tie
boat and when well isinmed mp mount on their
! backs, and by barking and ulpplug severe
en- lugh to call il biting showed them right in. \
ten men without dog could have loaded them ~
n, if they could have done Il ut all.
h when had occasiou 90 drive not to exceed
stcn hundred sheep u few miles, | wanted no other
ahep bus the DOES. ! have driven that many sheer
Suntenced sonetimel on one aud sometim on tn,
other, aud sometimes On both sides, my self being
Y ahead Of the flock. The dog behind, the sheen :,
ssuung through TIC tiaiter. that perhaps did no
Il see the dog for an hour at the tine
a "WLen the flock got to spreading out fAnshaptd
GAS flock wi VIII re there Is chance h. pick
y Colonel would 20 out and turn ia the Curuers
. .ssing up just lar elou IA 20 effect Tat purpose
4 and no further. lie used, apparently, as fnuvl
4 judgment In passing up the sue Of ne flock iu,
n ~ far as would = man. when he was In doub
Fabout an order, lie would stop aud look back uuu
! the order was repeated.
a II have many day driven al over the nrairie
Hand taken flock IA every direction, by walk sin.
4 on before, leaving him 10 bring the sheep after me
I, without loosug al him or speaking 10 him.
fcould send him two miles out into the prairie, az
ktcr thousand sheep which were strung Tor hal
ga mile, aud he would collect and drive them all VI
lt0 me. have owned other dogs which would a.
y she same, but none but him that did not rush IL
sheep too hard.
a 'Icoul send Colonel over a tence on ahesd
fquarter Of mile 30 stand IN cruss lane to proven
tue flock from turning out Of the road Any
z hcrded a thousand she,p with him fur weeks u
Y pieces Of gruss- SURROUNDED 10y other crops. Whe
herring piece OF grass bounded by other crops
\ would watch one SIDE AMI let him guard the D.,
kmaluiug sides. His manner ~ steal qlleu
along IN the edge VI the corn wherever he "a" "
Xsttep approaching too near and sho" Llnhc
A merely sufficient ~ make them turn Their heads D.
another direction, YET not enough to T.gh1eh 1Ls-
Eeyer " the other side of the nelG''