Category: Pic of the day
Pic of the Day – Scylla and Oliver
Pic of the day turns vid of the day – Scylla and Oliver in hot property dispute! The dogs have had some new toys recently, and this morning’s addition was a small, squeaky space hopper. (Those “of a certain age” will know what a space hopper was.) Oliver, who doesn’t usually play with toys, desperately wanted the space hopper, but Scylla, who also rarely plays… Read more.
Pic of the day – littermates Dulcie & Gloria
Such devoted sisters! Keeping sheepdog littermates Just before Christmas 2011, we bought a litter of well bred Border collies in readiness for training during the following summer. They were all individuals but, typical of sheepdog littermates, played together endlessly – and at high speed – whenever the opportunity arose. All the puppies, four females and the chunky dog, Denis, became excellent sheepdogs, but it wasn’t… Read more.
Pic of the Day – Should a sheepdog play?
Purists say sheepdogs should never play – we disagree! Should a sheep dog play? This is Ezra – one of the toughest and most determined sheepdogs we’ve known. He’ll work cattle as well as sheep, but (like his mother, Mel) he can be hard to stop. Unlike Carew, his litter sister, Ezra is pushing all the time – sometimes too hard, but if you need… Read more.
Pic of the Day – this is Isla
Isla’s a complete “nutcase” but all the same, we’re very fond of her. When she came to us in the spring of 2014 she was as white as snow, apart from her face and a spot at the root of her tail, but now her body’s covered in “naughty spots”, and quite rightly too. One of the things that we love about Isla is that… Read more.
Pic of the day – Here’s Scylla!
Pic of the day – here’s Scylla Scylla is a sister to Odo (see yesterday’s post) and has the makings of a really good sheepdog now that she’s through that “difficult” stage that some young sheepdogs go through when they begin training. You can watch several videos comparing the training of Scylla and her litter-sister Bronwen if you subscribe to our sheepdog training tutorials. Watch… Read more.
Pic of the Day!
We’re going to try our best to bring you a photo of our sheepdogs every day if we can! This is Odo. He’s a lovely pup from Ezra and Meg, but just look at his face! At the moment, he’s not keen on having his photograph taken, and that clearly shows, but he’s going to find out that living here means photo-calls are a daily… Read more.
Kay and Ollie’s new family! (Sold)
Take a really close look at Kay & Oliver’s pups Click any thumbnail to see the picture at full size, then click the image to see the next one. Read more.
Little Dot – Andy’s first sheepdog
They say you ruin your first sheepdog . . . This is Dot, a daughter of Derek Scrimgeour’s Ben. Dot was my first sheepdog back in 2002. They say you ruin your first sheepdog, and there’s certainly some truth in that. I was much too hard on Dot right from the beginning because I knew nothing about sheepdog training and I’d been told that unless… Read more.
Why do some sheep run away from dogs and others don’t? (FAQ)
QUESTION: Why do some sheep run away as the dog approaches, while others stand their ground? ANSWER: There are many reasons for sheep to run away from dogs but, primarily, sheep instinctively see dogs as predators. Dogs are descended from wolves and, let’s be honest, there’s an awful lot of sheep worrying these days to demonstrate that the instinct is still valid. When they herd… Read more.