THE RED COW 



But giving them a wider range makes the chore 

 of bringing them home at milking time more im- 

 portant and this summer I undertook to train Sheppy 

 to the work with a rather peculiar result. As he 

 is a pure-bred sheep dog he always goes to the 

 farthest off in the bunch as soon as he is sent after 

 them. This is usually enough to start the herd 

 towards the bam and as soon as he has started them 

 I call him off so that he walks quietly behind them. 

 When the cattle became used to being brought home 

 by Sheppy they apparently learned something. The 

 dog is usually wandering away somewhere with th^ 

 children and when I need him I have to whistle for 

 him. During the past couple of weeks as soon as 

 I began to whistle for Sheppy the cows started for 

 the barn. Now I can get them home whether the 

 dog is around or not simply by wliistling. All of 

 which goes to show that old Fenceviewer I. and her 

 progeny are not like other cows. 



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