SHEEP DOG’S SAGACITY

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXVI, Issue 147, 6 June 1936, Page 3

SHEEP DOG’S SAGACITY

The sagacity of a dog that won the North Island championship at Hawera in 1918 was recalled by the win at Hawera by Mr. W. W. White (Napier) of another North Island title. Mr. 'A bite’s win in 1918 (reports a correspondent) was the result ef a remarkable occurrence, possibly without parallel That the owner should win again at Hawera is a striking coincidence. In the short head-and-yard event on the property of Mr. D. J. Willis, Opoke Downs, Owd Boy, owned by Mr. White, was competing. The famous dog had a good run to the yard, but found one of the three sheep obstinate, and it stood in the gate immovable. Dog and sheep stood nose to nose, the sheep refusing to enter the yard, the dog knowing that a wrong move would mean the loss of the two sheep already home. Minutes passed, and the approach of time saw the two animals motionless. Just on the stroke of time Owd Boy put up a paw and stroked the sheep down the face. The sheep backed into the yard, and the championship was won. This time, to add further savour to the traditional story, Mr. White won tlie North Island long head championship, and bis dog’s tia'iiQ \>as B'*y.