DOG'S FINE RECORD
TWO LIVES SAVED
KILLED PIG-HUNTING
A mastiff owned by Mr. E. Heoh,. of Taranaki, and widely known m the| district for its remarkable exploits in pig-hunting, was killed recently in a light with an "old man" boar which had been troubling farmers and defied all hunting parties. The dog was a mastiff known as Tiger. He had good* claims to being one of the finest pig-dogs in New Zealand for it is. estimated that in the, last eight years he had been responsible for the killing of over 2000 pigs. Twice he had saved a human life, on each occasion tackling boars which had hunters at a bad disadvantage. &* was known all over New. Zealand— i do not think there is another in the Dominion like him," wrote one enthusiast, offering Mr. Meuli £SO for the dog. „,. , . Pig-hunting was. not Tiger s only accomplishment. He had been used as a cattle dog, a courser for hares, a .gundog and a retriever. He swam as if h* had been born in the water, and would dive from a height and from the surface, and swim under water, a thing which few dogs- will do. His tricks, were varied, and with all this he had not a single vice. .
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18855, 5 November 1935, Page 2
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210DOG'S FINE RECORD Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18855, 5 November 1935, Page 2
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