The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-10
Sheep Dog Trials in Scotland

to manage to get the sneep through
the two sets Of flags and the hurdles
and into the fold; and quarter Of
an hour Tor those that got them
through the faEs, tho hurdles, the
double cross, and into the fold.
When the Judge sounded his whistle,
the dog started: and, when the tirne
was UP. the whistle sounded axain.
and he had TO stop. whether he had
finished or not. Well. one pretty dog,
Moss. couldn't And his sheep ut all.
tried to follow his masters signs or
whistling. He was three years old
When the whistle sounded aEain, he
had TO give up.
Then came Maid. three, years old,
and she found the sheep. and got them
through the fiags: but they were very
obstinate. and. though she tried her
very best, and her master did all he
could to encourage her from the dis
lance, and tried to make her under
stand what to do, the whistle sounded,
ana poor Maid had 10 give up.
Then came Bet. six years old Eha
shot like an arrow straight for her
three sheep. and gently and quickly
followed them. driving them before
her through the fags. the hurdles,
the ~cross, and into the pen. Such
a cheering she got from the specta-
tors. We learned afterwards that
the judges gave Bet q prize OF FOUR
master.
Then came FHossie. who was Only
ono year old. but she was very clever.
and did everything except the gate In
the hurdles. whNn the sheep would not
go through for all her trying. She
even got them through the cross, which
was the most difficult OF all. Tho
sheep often went and stood with their
noses close to the gap In tho hurdles,
and seemed ~ IL they could not help
going through, and then provokingiy
turned or and ran the other way. But
Fiossfe got prize OF six pounds for
doing 10 well at one year old.
Then came Tell. Sweep, Fan: and
Lad, who sgot four-ponnd prize:
Riap, who got three pounds: ana Blake.
who rot one pound. All were eager
and wonderfully swift. and II was
beautiful to SEQ how they understood
every align OF their masters. II sceni-
"a really AZ X they knew all they had
10 do, and they were 90 gentle with
tho sheep; they seldom went near them,
and they never barked. just ran Or
crept up 1t n distance: and. when
they had got them very near tho OBJ
stacles. tho dogs always lay down At
their matters sign quite nat on the
ground and waited, then walked d
step or two. and lay down again, Just
creeping gently nearer and nearer. to-
make tho sheep 30 through tho open.
ing; and when. aftcr, All Is they turned
tM III ths wrong direction. tho dog was
up ana on to head them back again.
with untiring patience. When the dog
succeeded. he got q round OF applause.
and, when he failed. every one wael
sorry Tor him, and q regretful MUIR
muir Of .'Oh-h" went out Iii syfnpAthy.
for all the dogs tried 20 hard, Once
when & dog failed and tho whistle
sounded. his master stopped down and
patted him. to tell him he had done
his best. ssSss
Some Of the sheep were wilder Than
others, which made Il. more diiIlcult.
But nothing could BE- more beautiful
than thu dogs characters, 10: absOlute-
II ana j0yfuliy obedient 70 THAR mn ~
ters, 10 eager and hrtght, - swift ana
Intelligent ~ 1entln To tho sheep 20
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