. Drover s Dog. ten ier have sometimes been resorted to for a strain of that in- domitable courage and game, which is frequently requisite to the proper discharge of his duties. He requires more training than the sheep-dog, as his peculiar instincts are rather to the management of the flock than the herd; but when fairly bro- ken in, he is equally expert in its management. The drover's dog may also be useful for watching, if crossed with a refer- ence to this object, which the sheep-dog seldom is. The Terrier. This, in addition to the foregoing, is the only dog necessary to the farm. He is nee
. Drover s Dog. ten ier have sometimes been resorted to for a strain of that in- domitable courage and game, which is frequently requisite to the proper discharge of his duties. He requires more training than the sheep-dog, as his peculiar instincts are rather to the management of the flock than the herd; but when fairly bro- ken in, he is equally expert in its management. The drover's dog may also be useful for watching, if crossed with a refer- ence to this object, which the sheep-dog seldom is. The Terrier. This, in addition to the foregoing, is the only dog necessary to the farm. He is needed principally for his great sagacity and indefatigable perseverance in exterminating rats and other vermin, that frequent y congregate in swarms around the farmer's premises, producing such an aggregate of annoyance and devastation. Other dogs may occasionally be good rat- ters, but the terrier takes to them from nstinct, as the New-
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