WILD DOGS.
We find the following m the " Auckland Herald" : —A singular and dangerods pe»t has made its appearance m the neighborhood of Oxford, m the Bbopo of a f»mily of teini-wild doga, which have evident y been reared m (he burh. Iv eppearanoe they resemble the ordinary sheep or cattle dog, Lnt they are vey wild and savage and no ordinary dog, will approach them. Thei- depredations amongst the sheep m the vicinity of late have resulted nvst dioastroasly. Jn one night the Agrtoaltural pornpany loßt fourteen Southdown ram?, valued from £3 to £& each, and number! of other sheep has fallen victima jb> the voracity of tbe3e brutes Air James Hume h»a been a pretty heayy looer &\bo. The men engaged on t He stations have made every effort to shoot or otherwise dtsroy the inaraadere, but bo far without :ipccesß, and it is now intended that aomo exfca-aavage dogs sh&H be procnrei} to cope v'v.h them A few bulldogs ffou/d doubtless give a good account of themaelvcs,
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1506, 14 March 1887, Page 2
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169WILD DOGS. Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1506, 14 March 1887, Page 2
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