Whilestayingatthisestancia，IwasamusedwithwhatIsawandheardoftheshepherd-dogsofthecountry。[3]Whenriding，itisacommonthingtomeetalargeflockofsheepguardedbyoneortwodogs，atthedistanceofsomemilesfromanyhouseorman。Ioftenwonderedhowsofirmafriendshiphadbeenestablished。Themethodofeducationconsistsinseparatingthepuppy，whileveryyoung，fromthebitch，andinaccustomingittoitsfuturecompanions。Aneweisheldthreeorfourtimesadayforthelittlethingtosuck，andanestofwoolismadeforitinthesheep-pen；atnotimeisitallowedtoassociatewithotherdogs，orwiththechildrenofthefamily。Thepuppyis，moreover，generallycastrated；
sothat，whengrownup，itcanscarcelyhaveanyfeelingsincommonwiththerestofitskind。Fromthiseducationithasnowishtoleavetheflock，andjustasanotherdogwilldefenditsmaster，man，sowillthesethesheep。Itisamusingtoobserve，whenapproachingaflock，howthedogimmediatelyadvancesbarking，andthesheepallcloseinhisrear，asifroundtheoldestram。Thesedogsarealsoeasilytaughttobringhometheflock，atacertainhourintheevening。Theirmosttroublesomefault，whenyoung，istheirdesireofplayingwiththesheep；forintheirsporttheysometimesgalloptheirpoorsubjectsmostunmercifully。
Theshepherd-dogcomestothehouseeverydayforsomemeat，andassoonasitisgivenhim，heskulksawayasifashamedofhimself。Ontheseoccasionsthehouse-dogsareverytyrannical，andtheleastofthemwillattackandpursuethestranger。Theminute，however，thelatterhasreachedtheflock，heturnsroundandbeginstobark，andthenallthehouse-dogstakeveryquicklytotheirheels。InasimilarmannerawholepackofthehungrywilddogswillscarcelyeverandIwastoldbysomeneverventuretoattackaflockguardedbyevenoneofthesefaithfulshepherds。Thewholeaccountappearstomeacuriousinstanceofthepliabilityoftheaffectionsinthedog；andyet，whetherwildorhowevereducated，hehasafeelingofrespectorfearforthosethatarefulfillingtheirinstinctofassociation。Forwecanunderstandonnoprinciplethewilddogsbeingdrivenawaybythesingleonewithitsflock，exceptthattheyconsider，fromsomeconfusednotion，thattheonethusassociatedgainspower，asifincompanywithitsownkind。F。Cuvierhasobservedthatallanimalsthatreadilyenterintodomestication，considermanasamemberoftheirownsociety，andthusfulfiltheirinstinctofassociation。Intheabovecasetheshepherd-dogranksthesheepasitsfellow-brethren，andthusgainsconfidence；andthewilddogs，thoughknowingthattheindividualsheeparenotdogs，butaregoodtoeat，yetpartlyconsenttothisviewwhenseeingtheminaflockwithashepherd-dogattheirhead。
Oneeveninga“domidor“asubduerofhorsescameforthepurposeofbreaking-insomecolts。Iwilldescribethepreparatorysteps，forIbelievetheyhavenotbeenmentionedbyothertravellers。Atroopofwildyounghorsesisdrivenintothecorral，orlargeenclosureofstakes，andthedoorisshut。Wewillsupposethatonemanalonehastocatchandmountahorse，whichasyethadneverfeltbridleorsaddle。Iconceive，exceptbyaGaucho，suchafeatwouldbeutterlyimpracticable。TheGauchopicksoutafull-growncolt；andasthebeastrushesroundthecircushethrowshislazosoastocatchboththefrontlegs。Instantlythehorserollsoverwithaheavyshock，andwhilststrugglingontheground，theGaucho，holdingthelazotight，makesacircle，soastocatchoneofthehindlegsjustbeneaththefetlock，anddrawsitclosetothetwofrontlegs：
hethenhitchesthelazo，sothatthethreeareboundtogether。Thensittingonthehorse’sneck，hefixesastrongbridle，withoutabit，tothelowerjaw：thishedoesbypassinganarrowthongthroughtheeye-holesattheendofthereins，andseveraltimesroundbothjawandtongue。Thetwofrontlegsarenowtiedcloselytogetherwithastrongleathernthong，fastenedbyaslip-knot。Thelazo，whichboundthethreetogether，beingthenloosed，thehorseriseswithdifficulty。TheGauchonowholdingfastthebridlefixedtothelowerjaw，leadsthehorseoutsidethecorral。