Saving Sheep from Dogs.

Manawatu Times, Volume VIII, Issue 298, 29 June 1883, Page 2

Saving Sheep from Dogs.

A fanner m the Southern States, who keeps about 200 sheep constantly on his place, says he saves hie sheep from ■logs, never baying had one killed, though there are always m hia immediate neighbourhood many curs notorious for such slaughter. His preventive measures art described m an article, the points of which are as follow . For a flock of about 200 put on i'rom fourteen to sixteen btlls of- various sixesg and tones, from the little sheep >ell to the la>rge cow bell. It is the variety of tone and sound that temfips the sheep-killing dog. The flock should always be so situated that they can approach the farm-house through ? lane, gate, or gap m the fence. If occasionally supplied wite salt near the n< 'U^e, they will invariably a pp oach it night to sleep, particularly if disturbed viy dog or person. A dog severely pressed by hunger may be influenced to attack a flock while lying at re3t, or j silently grazing: but the moment that doleful sound of sixteen bells of different sizes and tones reaches his ear, his tail will be seen to tuck between his legs, and he is off for other quarters m a moment. Not one dog m a hundred; oan^catch and hold a strong sheep m a run of 400 to 600 yards: hence the advantage of having a flock so si vat« d that the sheep can at all times approach the house, which they will invariably do when opportunity admits — Exchange.