Tag Archives: Border Collies

One Girl and her Dogs

Posted on September 26, 2013 by readingmater

I have been “a girl and her dog” for most of my life. I feel lonely without a dog, and have had a series of mixed breed rescue dogs, all of whom have been loveable and loyal. Border Collies, though, … Continue reading →

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Dog stories.”The Dog Who Danced”

Posted on December 7, 2012 by readingmater

Bud and I are both working – yes it’s work – through a long and scholarly book, so I went to the library to get some easy story to punctuate that reading. The Dog Who Danced, by Susan Wilson, caught … Continue reading →

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A vanishing way of life

Posted on August 14, 2012 by readingmater

“The Last Shepherds: a Vanishing Way of Life on Britain’s Traditional Hill Farms” I spent my teenage years near the edge of the Cotswold Hills, traditional sheep country. Medieval England’s wealth was based on sheep, especially their wool. The sheep, … Continue reading →

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The dogs of Windcutter Down: David Kennard

Posted on May 22, 2012 by readingmater

Mist.Ernie, Greg, Gail, Jake… When my grandson was a year old, he knew each of these Border Collies by name, just like the two at his home, Abbey and Jig. The first dog for me in a lifetime of dogs … Continue reading →

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