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The Irish terrier is a plucky, handy dog, good 

 tempered to his master, but somewhat inclined 

 to look upon all other dogs as his natural enemies, 

 arid to fight whenever he gets tlie chance. His 

 coat is wire-haired, somewhat long, and is reddish 

 brown in colour. 



Sheep Dogs. 



We now come to the sheep dogs, the most 

 intelligent and the most useful of all our dogs. 



Have you ever thought that in many parts of 

 the world, and in parts of this country, it would 

 be impossible to rear sheep if there were no 

 sheep dogs ? 



In the Highlands and in many other moun- 

 tainous regions, and in countries where there are 

 huge flocks of sheep scattered over thousands of 

 acres of poor soil, as in some parts of Australia, 

 where five acres will only support one sheep, the 

 sheep dog is an absolute necessity. 



Without a dog it would require more money 

 spent in labour to manage a flock of sheep, 

 gather them from the hills, force them into their 

 folds, and drive them to market, than the whole 

 flock would be worth. 



As you know in this country the sheep dog 

 drives the sheep before him, but in the East the 

 sheep follow the shepherd, and the dogs simply 



