Category: Pic of the day
Remember our “Stolen” Kelpie Puppy?
After a dramatic start to his early life, our stolen Kelpie puppy Tucker’s doing really well. The stolen Kelpie puppy drama! Our regular readers will remember the high drama back in January of this year, when a Kelpie puppy we had ordered was stolen during the week before we were due to collect him. Fortunately, thanks to immediate, as well as very successful Facebook and… Read more.
Sheepdog Recreation Time
Our dogs love to work hard and play hard, and the two are equally important Every day our sheepdogs are out, morning and evening, for at least an hour of free exercise and play. Whatever the weather, they love nothing more than to race around after frisbees, balls or each other! Scylla (above) is no exception. She’ll focus on a single toy for the entire… Read more.
Bronwen Rises to Kay’s Challenge
Not to be outdone by Kay’s improved performance yesterday, Bronwen took charge of today’s gather and was outstanding Until now I’ve left the bulk of sheep gathering to Kay because Bronwen had a habit of cutting in and bringing only part of the flock at a time. She’d go back for more if commanded, but it was a tedious business, so I usually chose the… Read more.
Big Improvement in Kay’s Confidence
Does a sheepdog need to be confident? Without it, Kay would struggle to cope with stubborn sheep. We had another early start this morning with two lots of sheep to gather at Dean Farm. We’re “enjoying” a heatwave in the UK at the moment. So I was more than happy to get up at 5am today because I wanted to get the sheep in and… Read more.
Bronwen Excels in the Sorting Pen
“All my own work” – Bronwen proved highly efficient working in the pens at Dean Farm this morning We arrived at the farm at 6.30am, and Bronwen and Kay set to work gathering the ewes and lambs from a large field. The two dogs work very well together. Kay works efficiently on whistle commands, and Bronwen’s not yet been trained to the whistle; she ignores… Read more.
Fond Memories of Mel Five Years Ago
Mel at her last sheepdog trial in July 2011 Many of you will remember Mel as one of the great sheepdogs we’ve had the pleasure of living and working with. Sadly, Mel passed away in March of this year, but she’s far from being forgotten. Her daughter Carew may have been easier to control in a delicate situation, and indeed Mel was not an ideal… Read more.
Bronwen’s baptism of fire – facing a stiff challenge in the shearing pens
Some “on the job” training for a promising youngster The inevitable time lag between a training session being filmed and then appearing in the Tutorials Library means there’s no video of Bronwen gathering sheep at Dean Farm in Part 6. However, progress so far shows that while Scylla’s still untrustworthy around sheep (but improving), Bronwen’s fast becoming a “go to” sheepdog for everyday work. While… Read more.
Kay and Bronwen gather sheep at Dean Farm
Kay and Bronwen both look after their own interests at Dean Farm, in totally different ways Whenever I take dogs to Dean Farm to gather sheep for John, the one thing I can count on is that things rarely go smoothly. Today was no exception. Since we parted with Carew a few weeks ago, I’ve realised more and more, how lucky I was to have… Read more.
You can find shelter in all sorts of places
These are a few of the border collie puppies we sometimes have for sale to suitable working or very active homes The puppies come from excellent sheep and cattle working lines, and will be ideal for farm work as well as agility and other very active homes. Some will be rough coated and a few will be smooth. We have both parents of the puppies… Read more.