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quoted, and in the second series of Mr. Jesse's Gleanings in 

 Natural History, an interesting account is related of the 

 assistance afforded by a water-dog to some Salmon fishermen 

 when working nets in shallow pools. The dog takes his 

 post in a ford or on a scour where the water is not very 

 deep, and at a distance below the net : if a Salmon escapes 

 the net, the fish makes a shoot clown the river in the direc- 

 tion towards the sea : the dog watches and marks his ap- 

 proach by the ripple on the water, and endeavours to turn 

 the fish back towards the net, or catch him ; if he fails in 

 both attempts, and the fish passes him, the clog then quits 

 the water, in which the pace of the fish is too fast for him, 

 and runs with all his speed down the bank of the river to 

 intercept the fish at the next shallow ford, where another 

 opportunity and a second diverting attempt occurs. I learn 

 also from Mr. Bicheno, that clogs are occasionally used when 

 trying for Salmon in that part of Glamorganshire where he 

 now resides. These dogs appear to take great pleasure 

 in the pursuit, exhibiting by turns the most patient watch- 

 fulness, persevering exertion, or extraordinary sagacity, as 

 either quality may best effect the wishes of the master. 

 In some parts of Wales, where the rivers are narrow, and 

 the Salmon are caught in a net drawn by men on each bank, 

 dogs are trained to swim over from side to side with the 

 head and ground lines of the net, as required. From a cor- 

 respondent in Devonshire I learn that a clever poacher at 

 Totness on the Dart, admitted that he had killed many Sal- 

 mon in the night by setting a trammel, or three-wall net, at 

 the lower end of the deep pools in the river Dart, and by 

 sending in a Dog at the upper end of the pool, which dog he 

 had trained to dive like an otter. The Salmon, as soon as 

 the dog dived, immediately clashed down the stream, and 

 were taken iu the trammel-net at the lower end of the 

 pool. 



