Author Archives: Gill

About Gill

The Working Sheepdog Website was first created in 2002. Since then it has become a highly acclaimed source of herding sheepdog training information and is well known for its excellent working border collie and kelpie pictures and DVDs.

The eyes have it

Kay, Mel, Eli, Carew and Ezra, to name just a few, are excellent sheepdogs; strong, enthusiastic and tenacious when necessary, but I don’t think any one of them would turn a hair if they realised they’d never see another sheep. … Continue reading

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Scylla sits still, and Dora steps out

I wrote about Scylla’s arrival in my last blog, but at that time she refused to pose for her photograph. She appeared on lots of photos, but was just a blur so we had to wait for her legs to … Continue reading

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Life – with collies underfoot

It’s been a few weeks since I sat down to write the blog, though I know Andy’s been keeping it supplied with photographs. Apart from filming for the next DVD there have been new puppies to cater for, young dogs … Continue reading

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Accidents and emergencies

Back in January I mentioned Bella, an ex-rescue collie living in Florida, and her heroic effort to alert neighbours to her owner, Adam’s horrible accident with some farm machinery. The latest news from Bella is that Adam’s hand is healing … Continue reading

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Accidents will happen

Every litter of puppies seems to have its own way of playing and, even as adolescents and young adults, litter mates continue to enjoy each other’s company more than that of any other similarly aged dog. It’s no surprise to … Continue reading

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News from the DVD shop

Last October I added “Rocky Mountain Cowboys” to the online shop and it proved to be a popular title over Christmas. If any blog readers have watched it, then you might be interested in an email we received shortly after … Continue reading

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“All equal, each working according to his capacity, the strong protecting the weak”

Sitting here in the office, looking out at blue sky and bright sunshine, it’s hard to imagine the weather conditions of this morning. In common with much of the UK, Worcestershire was being buffeted by strong winds, gale force gusts … Continue reading

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Networking…

Our modern forms of communication are wonderful things; just consider, for example, the mobile ‘phone. In my previous life (pre-children and pre-sheepdogs, that is) I was allowed out onto the open road in a company car, armed only with a … Continue reading

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More puppies, and more progress

A few dark, damp days have given us the opportunity/excuse to catch up on some indoor chores. Andy’s been digging out old photographic equipment to sell on eBay, and photographing it, so I took advantage of having a photographic set … Continue reading

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Puppies’ progress

Almost the end of the first week since putting the clocks back (here in the UK anyway). I always find it disorientating, and the dogs must do too.  They can’t understand why we suddenly get up an hour later and … Continue reading

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