Tooele Transcript Bulletin | 1905-07-28 | Page 2 | Took the Sheep Back

TOOK THE SHEEP BACK collie dog evidently had hla his own conception of duty A story of ft a scotch collie la Is cur rent on the darb derbyshire osbire border says bays an englith exchange A farmer in tile tho P ak district having purchased a small email hock flock of sheep in the low lands landh drove droe the flock the whole hole way from scotland to his farm in derby shire with ith the aid of a collie dog which wat was lent to him by the scotch farmer from whom he ha purchased Bed the heep beep NN mien ben ou get to your home with the sheep said the scotchman let the dog fill his belly then tell him to go home the derbyshire man delv du ai rived at his farm with ith the sheep and wag aas so BO pleased with iab the collie dog and its perform ina that he decided to leep keep it a few days before sending it back one day he be was waa away from home during the whole of tho the day and on returning in the evening he be found that the scotch col lie he was as missing and also the flock of sheep in a few days tidings came that th tb dog had arrived at his scotch home and had brought the sheep hack back fill him