A Collie's Murderous Revenge.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, 14 March 1890, Page 4

A Collie's Murderous Revenge.

A Rotherham corrospondont of the Field relates the following' instance of canine retribution which came under his notice a few .days, ago:— Two sheperds on tho" North '. Derby* siure moors, living in adjoining cottages far removed from any other dwelling, had. each a dog of 'the ciir breed thai 1 - were"" sisters. One of these gave 'birth a few weeks ago to a littor of five whelps, and all seemed to go wel^with them until the 2sth of last mbiftli 1 On that day, in the early morning, the mother of tho pups was in tho yard eating her breakfast, when the sister appeared on the -scone. An attempt w T as made by the intruJer to share tho meal. r ihis and a growl, which failed to diivo off tho hungry sister, and" ~ again she essay e^J^o fvppoaftfr^ 1 * gppetit':o,*wlun she JiQrcely // jattac,ked, and Severely. * mauled^ ,auij. went limping away liowli^jj w^tb pain, .Abuut an hour affc'^r' this incident, tho, pwnev of th'rf^ur witiif l V f y\ i.y s '"vvput on his round of inspedtion,' NiV'.vii ,M S do^ a^dJi^^SvhA' Jinn/" TjiVar ,df parturo .w^ld appoav to ha'vo '1/ocn noticed- fyj th"©* Vi\nif],uished sister, for a.bout an hour afterward* she stealthily made her way to the stable w&er6in^\r /o^th.* whelps . ; ; [bofoto name][,^nfi r w 3 o ! i;rj.od I t;h,em;al!. Havi'ig a^cpmglish'ed.tbis ,t?rri.bls; re;, vengGL !&£.p™aot ..ded. to narrj oft k&v victims^), a, placo .of coj^sftlmept, but was" calf" ht f in. ite aot by., one of the sheph^wd^H cliiVlrou.