ocr: The purpose I of the bell was to allow Arab to keep track of where Boss was, and also to let him know what the dog was up to. - A1 flurry of agitated rings followed by silence might indicate that it had found a kakapo and was standing guard over it. Every time the bell fell silent we held our breaths, but each time the clanging started up again as Boss found a new avenue in the undergrowth to plunge through.