Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-03-26
Remedy for Dogs that Kan Sheep.

d. C. Richmond, of Sandusky, Ohio,
gives these practical suggestions in regard
to dealing with dogs that kill sheep;
"Dogs kill sheep by tearing open the
large veins of the neck and sucking the
blood. When once they taste the blood,
they never can be broken of this trick.
A single dog will sometimes kill sheep,
but generally there are two-often large
and small dog. A sheep killing dog
will teach others. The first time a dog
kills a sheep he will suck the blood, and
then eat some and be satisfied. He will
soon learn to kill several, sucking the
blood until he is full, eating no flesh the
first night. Living on good sized farm
close to a large German settlement where
they kept more dogs than sheep, generally
having two or three hundred sheep on my
farm, | was much exposed. For the first
twenty-five years | suffered severely
there was scarcely year that | had not
more or less sheep killed some years the
damage was over one hundred dollars.
Rising one morning about three O'Clock,
the moon shining brightly, | saw dog
worrying a sheep. | called up hand to
shoot the dog: he shot and missed |
went over quickly to my neighbor who
owned the dog, called him up and told
him his dog had been killing my sheep.
or course, | heard the old story-his dog
never killed sheep. | told him | had a
good witness aud wanted his dog killed,
aud when came home from market would
come over and settle the matter. This
man was as ugly as the devil is wicked,
and without property. came home from
the market took loaded gun and two
men, went over and talked pleasantly with
the man, but he was mad. Finally he
consented to have the dog killed. Anoth-
er dog jumped from under the house and
bit me severely in the leg, then ran out
among the children. Without rejecting
| turned ami shot the dog dead without
iuiuriug the children; the first and only
dog | ever shot. | told him | would kill
all his dogs. | went into the house caught
up q good sized puppy, and knocked has
brains out against the door castings Ihs
finished his dogs except one puppy the
children hid in the bed. We now put on
three good sized bells to the one hundred
sheep. Small bells will not answer. When
sheep are killed by dogs, say nothing.
skin them and let them lay IN the same
place. The first night after killing, the
dogs will not come, but the second night
they will be on hand Cut four or five
gashes in the shoulder Of the dead sheep,
put a small amount of frst-class ssrych-
nine in the gashes, and the next morning
YOU will be sure to have them. Sometimes
have killed four dogs in one night. 1t
is well to keep the mouth shut.
Any dog that will chase sheep when
out alone, will sooner or later Kill them.
A green dog will sometimes kill a sheep
in the day time, bat this seldom happens.
Nearly all the sheep killing b. dogs l.
done IN the night; they are very cunning
about it, often going long distances from
home when there are plenty Of sheep close
by. Caution mus: be used One morn
ing [ found a small yearling killed, with
a small round hole eaten out OF his fore
shoulder. 1t puzzled me. | knew it was
not a common dog l told my nelghbors
to shut w their dogs. The second night
after killing, put in the strychnine, and
the next morning had the largest red fox
ever saw.