The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-02-06


any restraint unless at clipping time
were turned loose and started up the
hill. The dog was sent to bring them
back into the fold. drive them through
a gate or two in the inside and then
nut them into "bucht" or pen made
of hurdles. sometimes in the center and
sometimes Mt the side of the fold. This
bucht was made one hurdle wide and
two long.
1t was grand sight to see how thor
Oughly the dog understood every word
and motion OF its master, who was
standing on some rock or knoll in plain
sight of the dog Fresh sheep were
turned out with every fresh dog till
the Wagcrs were decided.
There is no need to buy dogs at
fabulous prices. Try to get pup
of some known strain. no matter wheth-
er il has pedigree or not. The old Eng
ish sheep deg is about rs serviceable
in this country as any.
When Il butcher or dealer or. in fact,
any person comes to the farm to look
at the sheep with the intention of buy
ing, the spare help does not require to
he brought in from the field to assist in
getting the sheep into the barnyard or
sheep pen. If there is no pen made of
| hurdles in the pasture. the dog is used
| to drive them into Il corner and hold
| them there till the party has seen and
| handled what he wants says David NJ.
Fyffe. writing in the Breeders Gazette,
Chicago, on matter Of fresh interest
| just now among sheep farmers in this
country.
Good Work In Vermont.
Tie sheep dog trials held recently
| ut the Vermont state fair were dis
| tinct success. as reported in Country
| Gentleman, from which descriptions OF
one or two of the various events are
here reproduced: To understand the
sheep dog trials we must remember
| that the old kite shaped track is still
| in existence: that the new half mile
| track is built inside of the kite. The
pen where the sheep were liberated
was at the end of the large part of the
kite. The shepherds took up position
near the new grand stand and sent
their dogs away, the dogs bringing the
sheep alone some 300 yards to the shep-
herd past the new grand stand to the
stretch through the draw gate to Il pen
i in the middle of the field, where they
were penned
At signal from the judge in the In
| In Of hn
pen. Mr.. Miller had taken his position,
and a slight wave of his hand sent
Bruce, Beardie, away. He found his
sheep readily, steadied himself nicely
and brought them on quietly to his
master. Together they went past the
grand stand. the dog barking once or
twice as they were inclined to be too
quick. and made Il fine turn through
the gate to the inlield and on to the
pen. He moved quietly and was under
perfect control all the while, never dis
turbing his sheep, but working with
wonderful dash and precision; time,
six minutes.
Next Fleet was sent away. She
found her sheep easily and brought
them on in excellent form, perhaps a
little too fast, as was proved by taking
more time to pen than the dog as she
reached the pen one-half minute soon.
| er than he did She moved carefully
forward, but had not the dash or eye
that Bruce had; time eight minutes.
Then came Il. Burns, from Toronto
with Bob. q sable collie. He found his
sheep short distance from the pen
and took them in Il creditable fashion
down to his master. Together they
went gayly past the stand and made d
good turn through the gate and on tC
the pen. Then his troubles began. lie
had pressed his sheep little too quick
and had them irritated instead Of i'm
parting the confidence that is so neces
Sary. He had driven rather than direct
ell then; they were very perverse, and
here the crowd, which had become
much interested in the trials, came toe
near the pen. pushing both dog and
man. He penned them. however, in
twelve minutes.