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THE DOG. 



hair, save that he sports a long, bushy tail. Qne could scarcely over- 

 state the marvelous intelligence of a thoroughly-taught shepherd 

 dog. It has been forcibly said by a competent authority that, if the 

 work of the dog were\o be performed by men, their maintenance 

 would more than swallow up the entire profits of the flock. The 

 Scotch Collie has become famous for his faithfulness no less than for 



Fig. 1390. — Esquimau Dog. 



his intelligence. An incident may be related of one of this breed 

 which is as interesting as it is characteristic. One night a large 

 flock of lambs became suddenly alarmed, and fled' in three different 

 directions to the hills. The shepherd tried in vain to rally them, 

 and then told his dog the lambs had all run away, and started him- 

 self in search of them. After a fruitless night's search he was re- 

 turning in the morning, when he saw a number of lambs standing at 

 the bottom of a deep ravine, and his dog watching. They were his 

 entire flock, which the dog had during the night collected together 

 and Was watching. 

 • A shepherd dog, when assisting his master in driving a flock of 



