A Dog Attached by Weasels.

Evening Star, Issue 8718, 9 January 1892, Page 2 (Supplement)

A Dog Attached by Weasels.

Mr T, Sanderson, Jan., was going over his farm at Benridge Hag, near Morpeth, the other day, followed by his collie dog at about thirty yards' distance, when he heard the dog give a sharp bark, such as it ia accustomed to give when raising a rabbit. Of this ha took no notice, till he heard a ouooesßion of three given with more vehemanoe than the first. On looking round he saw the collie pursued by a swarm, of about three dozen weasels, some of which were on her forequarfeers, and Borne on her hind, the rest following in keen pursuit. He called to the dog, but it made off at right angles, and did not seem to heed his calls. He followed, and was not long ia coming up with the dog. The weasels did not pay muoh attention to his presence, and he bad difficulty in beating them off. It was not before he had killed about nine of that they were dispersed. In all he killed thirteen. He tried to get the dog to follow and attack the rest, but she would not. He pursued them himself for some distance, and when he returned to the place where he had. made the slaughter, he found a little one' dragging off one of the largest of the dead ones. He forfeited his life before he would reynquisb his hold. This may have been a parent, and filial affection may hive prompted the act. On going back to the spot where he first saw them, Mr Sanderson found that the dog had killed three.