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Hutchinson, in his " Dog Breaking," gives the 

 following, which may be taken as being reliable as 

 the names of the parties are given : " The late Mr. 

 John Bowstead, of Beck Bank, near Penrith, was in 

 the habit of going every year into the Highlands of 

 Scotland to purchase sheep, and in due course a 

 man named James Johnston, who acted as shepherd 

 for Mr. Boustead, was despatched to bring the 

 sheep home. Many years ago, before railways 

 became general, the sheep had to travel the greater 

 part, if not the whole, of the way on foot, from two 

 to three weeks being occupied on the journey, so 

 that it was quite necessary for the shepherd to be 

 provided with a good collie dog. On one of these 

 occasions old Jimmy Johnston set off accompanied 

 by his dog Yarrow, but whilst gathering up his sheep 

 amongst the hills of Sutherland or Caithness, the 

 two northernmost counties of Scotland, by some 

 means or other he had the misfortune to lose his dog, 

 and never saw him again during the rest of the journey. 

 Some little time afterwards, however, while Mr. Bow- 

 stead's eldest son was standing by the kitchen fire, 

 ( Yarrow ' suddenly came running into the house, 

 and wagging his tail jumped up at him, evidently 

 delighted at having reached home again, young Mr. 

 Bowstead being equally pleased to see the lost dog 

 once more, as it was a great favourite with him." 



