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THE AMERICAN FARMER. 



him follow my footsteps. He would trace every step until he found me, and then would 

 quiver for joy.&quot; 



The faithfulness of the Shepherd dog is remarkably exemplified in the following touching 

 incident given by Dr. Dio Lewis: &quot;One herder whom we met at Cold Spring ranch showed 

 us a very pretty Collie dog that he said he would not sell for $500. She had at that time 

 four young puppies. The night we arrived we visited his camp, and were greatly interested 

 in the little mother and her nursing babies. Amid those wild, vast mountains, this little nest 

 of motherly devotion and baby trust was very beautiful. While we were exclaiming, the 

 assistant herder came to say that there were more than twenty sheep missing. Two male 

 dogs, both larger than the little mother, were standing about, with their hands in their 

 breeches, doing nothing. But the herder said neither Tom nor Dick would find them. Flora 



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must go. It was urged by the assistant that her foot was sore, she had been hard at work all 

 day, was nearly worn out, and must suckle her puppies. The boss insisted that she must go. 

 The sun was setting. There was no time to lose. Flora was called, and told to hunt for 

 lost sheep, while her master pointed to a great forest, through the edge of which they had 

 passed on their way up. She raised her head, but seemed very loath to leave her babies. 

 The boss called sharply to her. She rose, looking tired and low-spirited, with head and tail 

 down, and trotted off toward the forest. I said: That is too bad. Oh, she ll be right 

 back. She s lightning on stray sheep. The next morning I went over to learn whether 

 Flora found the strays. While we were speaking the sheep were returning, driven by the 

 little dog, who did not raise her head or wag her tail even when spoken to, but crawled to 

 her puppies and lay down by them, offering the little empty breasts. She had been out all 

 night, and, while her hungry babies were tugging away, fell asleep. I have never seen any- 



