CLEVEREST DOG
Mr Ralph Heatlicote, licensee of the Bridge Inn, Culver, Derbyshire, gave his seven-year-old Welsh sheepdog, Gyp, a 10s note and the old license, and told him to go to the post office for a new one. •Off Gyp went. Reaching the village post office, he jumped up to the counter and with one paw pushed the note and license almost into the hands of the postmaster. Ilis new license was prepared, and with it and half-a-crown change in his mouth he dashed off home. For five years this lias been one of tho hundreds of duties that Gyp performs.> Ilis master claims that he is the cleverest dog in the country. Gyp lives opposite the church, and that may account for him saying his prayers. “Say your prayers and go to bed,” Mr Ileathcote says to him quietly. Without the slightest hesitation, Gyp jumps on a chair, places his front paws on the back of it, and closes his eyes. A few seconds of silence, and down lie jumps, springs in an armchair, places his head on a cushion, and closes his eyes. He remains there till ho is told to get up.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 7 April 1934, Page 4
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195CLEVEREST DOG Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 7 April 1934, Page 4
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