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New Zealand Tablet, Volume II, Issue 81, 14 November 1874, Page 11

Wondekete, Sagacity ov a Shkphebd's Dog-.— The sagacity of a shepherd's dog was lately exemplified on the farm of Hicham, near Newburgh, belonging to John Ballingall, "Esq. The shepherd happened to lose a one pound note, and after many hours' fruitless search on the part of himself and the guide wife, the valuable " picture " was given up as lost for ever. A collie pup, fout months old made its appearance in the field where the note was supposed to be lost, and with much importunity sought to make itself noticeable. The wife could not be bothered with its caressing, so intent was she in looking for the lost "treasure." After being ordered off some halfdozen time 3, the dog eventually stood up on its hind legs, opened its mouth, and there was the note, folded just as when it went amissing With much wagging of its tail, the animal laid the note at the woman's feet. This animal was originally despised by Mrs Harvey, but it, is needless to say that now it is the most valued pet in the household.