Ordinarily the best herder brings in 

 the best lambs ; the fattest lambs come 

 from the bands which are handled best. 

 The less sheep are driven and run 

 about the fatter they will get. Every 

 time a herder puts the dog on the sheep 

 he is running off just so much mutton. 

 In Idaho, in Utah, in Wyoming sheep 

 are not dogged to water. Water is 

 just as plentiful here, and when the 

 sheep get thirsty they will go to water 

 themselves. When a herder dogs his 

 sheep to water he runs just so much 

 mutton off and the sheep tramp out a 

 large amount of feed. 



The ideas which have been found to 

 result in fatter lambs and better range 

 elsewhere in the West are given here- 

 with. 



Do not drive your sheep, especially 

 with dogs, any more than you abso- 

 lutely have, to. Start them out in the 

 morning slowly and then let them feed 

 undisturbed. Keep your eye on the 

 leaders and if they trail too fast check 

 them. Plan on feeding toward shade, 

 away from the creeks, for the warm 

 part of the day during hot weather. If 

 they shade up leave them alone. Do 

 not force them down to water. Thou- 

 sands of sheep in the West on ranges 

 much drier than those on the National 

 Forests are not watered oftener than 

 every three or four days. In some 

 parts of the West sheep are not 

 watered for weeks at a time. 



Don't use the dog on the sheep un- 

 less you have to. Even a pig would 

 not get fat if he was constantly 

 chased by dogs. Keep your dog for a 

 companion and to give warning of the 

 presence of predatory animals. 



