266 S KEEP. 



peculiar to the Sheep of this quarter of the 

 Ifland, of admitting the male, at a time 

 when the other breeds it contains are in- 

 different to the intercourfe of the fexes? 



III. STORE SHEEP. In the shep- 

 herding OF SHEEP, the particular which 

 mofl merits obfervation, relates to the Ikill 

 of the Devonihire Shepherds in the training 

 of their dog s : and fomething perhaps may 

 depend on the nature or breed of thefe 

 ufeful animals. Let this be as it may, I 

 have not obferved fo much fagacity, activity, 

 and fubordination, in the Shepherd's dog 

 of any other Diftrid:. 



This breed of dogs are fomewhat fliaggy, 

 tall on their legs, and have very fliort tails ; 

 the colors are various 5 but moftly grizzled j 

 fbme are of a fort of dun color ; — others—- 

 a larger fmoother kind, — I have feen of a 

 |>lack color, marked with white. 



The excellency of thefe dogs renders 

 SHEEP PENS, in a degree, unneceffary, If 

 Sheep require to be looked over, or exa-» 

 mined, as to be handled by the Butcher, or 

 JO be dreffed, or cleaned, though it may 



require 



