Shetland Colors and Markings

Shetland Colors and Markings

Poppy (Home Farm's Poppy) is a light gray katmollet

Working Standard - Bearded Collie Club of America

Working Standard - Bearded Collie Club of America

Hard-eyed vs loose-eyed dogs

Is anyone teaching their upright herding dog to use their eye? When Ceara was but a tot, she could move sheep in the next arena just by glancing at them. She had her ups and downs while training and forgot that she had eye. We are just now getting back to putting it in her toolkit again. It's great to see her check herself and stare down a reluctant ewe, rather than charging in.

Hello there little lamb, wanna play herding? 

Brekka and Poppy - Shetland sheep 

Skate Hampie 

A Conversation with a Shearer

"Do you herd with the beardie?" Almost the first words out the the tacitern shearer's mouth. "Yes, she's turning into a great sheep herder." A discussion followed that would warm the heart of any beardie lover. Compared to the other BC, the beardie was praised for it's stamina and good sheep sense. He acknowledged, that although slower to mature, the wait for maturity was worthwhile.