. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Mammals; Natural history; Mammifères; Sciences naturelles. TIIK SCOTCH SIIKKI'iioc 297. , tliat the lh,<i will .vlduin, if cvit, liitf a ,.|., iutitt'd tu ilu su liy its iimnter, and sii^,'';v,HtH that tin- .sliL'|iln'r(l should hi; liahlc tu ii certain fine ioi every tootli- iiiiirk upon his ilock. Very great injury in done to the weakly slicop and tender hindis bv the crowdiii),' and racing that taKcs phuse when a cruel Dog begins tu run among the Ilock. However, the fault always lies more with the s'lephcid than wiiii
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Mammals; Natural history; Mammifères; Sciences naturelles. TIIK SCOTCH SIIKKI'iioc 297. , tliat the lh,<i will .vlduin, if cvit, liitf a ,.|., iutitt'd tu ilu su liy its iimnter, and sii^,'';v,HtH that tin- .sliL'|iln'r(l should hi; liahlc tu ii certain fine ioi every tootli- iiiiirk upon his ilock. Very great injury in done to the weakly slicop and tender hindis bv the crowdiii),' and racing that taKcs phuse when a cruel Dog begins tu run among the Ilock. However, the fault always lies more with the s'lephcid than wiiii his Dog, for as the nuiii is, so will his Dog be. The. reader must bear in mind that the barbarous treatment to which travelling fluttks are so often subjected is caused by drovers and not shepherds, who, in a!most every instance, know each sheep l)y its name, and are as careful of its wellbeing as if it w-ere a memlier of their own family. 'I'he Dogs which so persecute the ]MM)r sheep in their bewilderments iimong cross-roads and the i)erph;.\ity of crowded streets, are in their turn treated by their nuisters (juite as cruelly as they treat the sheep. Ju this, as in other instances, it is "like man and like ; As a general rule, the Sheep-dog cares little for any one l)ut liis master, and so far from the notice or car',' of a stranger will cukUy withdraw from them, and keep his distance. Even with other Dogs he rarely makes companionship, contenting liimself with the society of his master aloiu;. Tlie Scotch Shkkp-Doi!, more familiarly called tlie , is not unlike the English Siieep-ilug in character, though it rather differs from that animal in form. It is sharp of nose, bright and mild of eye, and most sagacious of as[iect. Its body is heavily covered witli hmg and woolly hair, wliicli stands boldly out from its bodv.'and forms a most etfcctual screen against the heat of the blazing sun, or the cold, sleety bhists of tlie winter winds. Th(
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