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small and short on the legs, but what this dog did not 

 know about sport was not worth knowing. She could 

 point, nose out any sort of game, chase and pull down 

 wounded antelope, swim out for duck, find monkeys or 

 squirrels in the trees, and at odd times amuse herself by 

 finding and digging out rats. She obeyed every sign 

 and word of voice, never lost her head, and was an 

 excellent camp dog, fighting every strange dog that 

 came prowling round and growling at every native that 

 did not belong to the party. 



But perhaps her most wonderful and useful trait was 

 that, when chasing wounded game or rounding up 

 small antelope for her master lying in hiding, she 

 always barked in cover as a guide to where she was, but 

 never in open country where she knew she could be 

 seen. However, like all good creatures she became 

 more venturesome and impetuous, and finally ended her 

 days in trying to fight a leopard. 



Without a dog the majority of the birds will be 

 walked over or passed by, and but for the cross-bred 

 collie many and many a brace of birds and many a 

 hare and rabbit would never have been added to 

 the bag. 



At times hares and rabbits sit very close and can 

 be actually stepped on before they will jump ; indeed, 

 quick-eyed natives have been known to jump on and 

 capture them whilst in the form. Dogs are here required 

 either to point or ferret them out. 



Hares also provide excellent coursing, and in the 



