Category: Our sheepdogs and pups
Portia’s training upgrade at Dean Farm
Training a sheepdog for working a larger number of sheep Note: In terms of training, the actual number of sheep discussed in this article, is not as important as the step-up in flock size compared to the dog’s previous experience. Increase flock and field sizes slowly. A welcome invitation! Busy schedules have reduced opportunities for our dogs to gather sheep away from home recently. As… Read more.
Gathering sheep at Dean Farm today
Portia excelled when she was gathering sheep at Dean Farm today! In the picture above, after returning the sheep to their field, Portia took a dip in a water tank. “Get in the car!” Apart from not wanting to get into the car! (I still have to lift her in). Portia was very impressive when we gathered sheep at Dean Farm today. To be fair,… Read more.
Sheepdog puppies playing
We love to watch our sheepdog puppies playing, and thought you might too. These four likely lads are from Maddie and Ezra’s litter. It’s just a short video with no commentary, but we’re sure you’ll enjoy it – especially when young Harvey decides he wants to take the dustbin lid from his big sister, Portia. Puppies learn so much from play – chasing and hunting… Read more.
Where did the Border Collie come from?
We’re often asked how and where the Border collie breed was developed. It seems that everyone has a theory. There’s an undercurrent of dispute as to whether the Welsh collie is / was the Original and Best, or if the collie was developed in the Scottish / English borders. Here are my thoughts on the origins of the Border collie (to save time writing and… Read more.
Our Dogs in TV Film and Video Productions
Trained Border Collie Sheepdog Animal Actors for Television, Film and Video IMPORTANT!We no longer offer dogs for work in TV and other public media. However, we continue to show this page for those who may be interested to see some of the things our dogs did in the past. Occasionally our dogs take a break from their daily sheepdog training routines and do something really… Read more.
Novice sheepdog trials champion – Glen – 238575
A great Scottish Sheepdog – Davidston Glen (1998 – 2011) From a long line of champions Glen was bred by N G McEwan in Kincardine, Scotland, by Scottish Team member Davidston Cap 201111 (owned by Mary Caul) and out of Gael 192892 (N G McEwan). When he was a year old Glen was sold to a farmer in Perthshire before moving to Suffolk a few… Read more.
Watch Dulcie Working at Dean Farm Early Today
Watch a sheepdog working sheep on the farm – this is Dulcie gathering and sorting sheep early in the morning at Dean Farm in Worcestershire (UK). Watch a sheepdog doing a good outrun Notice how Dulcie does a good wide outrun and gathers the flock of ewes and lambs in the open field. Then she takes the whole flock to the farm buildings, where she… Read more.
Dulcie’s First Gather in Over Three Months
Since the Covid-19 outbreak, we’ve been confined to working the dogs at Kings Green, so gathering sheep at Dean Farm today was very welcome. And Dulcie didn’t disappoint us! Gathering sheep on a glorious June morning Dulcie resumed gathering sheep effortlessly. Her outrun has improved considerably since we last visited Dean Farm. Here, she’s moving the flock towards the railway bridge on the way to… Read more.
Cammen Kay – our unsung hero?
Quietly in the background, with no fuss or bluster, we didn’t always give Kay her due! When we bought Kay, at about a year old, our intention was to train her but not, necessarily, to keep her forever. Yet I think Kay was probably the only dog we didn’t ever suggest we could sell. When Andy first started to plan First Steps in Border Collie… Read more.