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controlling the dog question, that when there is a determination 

 of a man to do so he can beat a dog every time. Whenever 

 there is a determination by the sheep growers to control the 

 dog question it can be done. That is the case all over the 

 whole country. Dogs, while they are killing a few sheep in 

 the State of New York, are not doing serious damage, and 

 the damage that they are doing today is largely in sections 

 where there are but very few sheep. A dog has got to be^ 

 educated to get along with sheep. The regular sheep-killing 

 dog, however, is a sneak thief. He does not like noise. If 

 you will put some bells on your sheep they will give a good 

 deal of protection. They will not afford complete protection, 

 but there is something about a bell that will afford at least 

 seventy-five per cent, of protection from dogs. If you will 

 get some small-sized cowbells and put them on they will 

 . create quite a racket. I have had quite a little personal ex- 

 perience with that. I always have at least fifty bells on. They 

 are good fair sized cowbells at that. A few years ago at about 

 eleven o'clock at night those bells began to make a racket. 

 It attracted attention. There was a hound that got into the 

 flock. I met him the next day and the hound ceased to exist. 

 That w^as simply because there was a sentiment of the people 

 against that kind of work. I do not know what your law in 

 Connecticut is, but in the State of New York it is provided 

 by statute today that any man has the right to shoot any dog 

 that is caught either killing, worrying, or annoying sheep, with- 

 out he is set upon the sheep by the owner or by his consent. 

 Something like five years ago that law was extended so that 

 now if the dog is even found chasing the animals a man has a 

 right to shoot the dog in the State of New York. Dogs, in 

 the State of New York, are recognized as property, and it 

 behooves a man to take care of his property. If a man does 

 not he is liable for damages. 



Question. What do you do where sheep have worms in 

 the head? 



