My Favorite Dog: Shetland Sheepdogs

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Chapter 1 The Story of Shetland Sheepdogs 6 A Shetland Sheepdog stands alert It's his job to keep the Shetland ponies safe A young pony gallops too far from the group The Shetland Sheepdog acts quickly He sprints around the pony and gives a sharp bark Startled the pony turns back Good boy the farmer praises Sometimes there was too little food on the Shetland Islands in Scotland Animals needed to be small so they would eat less That's why farmers had ponies not horses The farmers needed a dog who could herd ponies and live in cold weather Collies from the Scottish mainland were the perfect dogs for this job They were bred to be smaller and the Shetland Sheepdog was born