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Shepherd's Dog. — From the Sportsman' s Cabinet ^ 2 

 vols, 4to. London, 



This dog is the most timid, obedient, placid, serene, 

 and grateful in the creation : he seems studiously con- 

 scious of the purposes for which he was formed, and 

 is never so perceptibly gratified, as when affording the 

 most incesssant proofs of his unsullied integrity. — In- 

 st inctively prone to industry he is alive to the slightest 

 sensation of his employer, and would radier double 

 and treble the watch line of circumspection, than be 

 seen indulging in a state of neglectful indolence. — The 

 breed is propagated and preserved with the greatest 

 respect to purity in the northern parts of the kingdom 

 of England, as well as in the highlands of Scotland, 

 where, in the extensive tracts and uncultivated wilds, 

 their services exceed description. — 



Constitutionally calm, patient, and philosophic, the 

 sheep dog seems totally lost to every appearance of 

 novelty, and insensible to every attraction beyond the 

 protection and indefatigable preservation of the flock 

 committed to his charge. — In the most sequestered 

 and remote spots, dreary wilds and lofty mxountains, al- 

 most inaccessible to man, this dog becomes an incredi- 

 ble and trusty substitute ; for once initiated in the 

 ground- work of his office, he soon acquires a perfect 

 knowledge of the extent of his walk, as well as every 

 individual of his flock. And will as regularly select 

 his own, and disperse obtruders as the most faithful 

 and attentive shepherd in existence. — This becomes 

 the more extraordinary to the contemplative mind. 



