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November 25, 2020
In the second of our monthly series from the farm, we’re marking the start of the shepherding ‘new year’ – otherwise known as tupping time. You’ll […]
October 28, 2020
Reflecting the English school’s half-term break we thought we’d disrupt our usual routine too. This 5-minute trailer episode is brought to you straight from the field, […]
July 30, 2020
I can only imagine how an aspiring climber feels when they face their first mountain. Or a novice runner having completed Couch to 5k deciding to […]
July 6, 2020
So it’s early morning in my kitchen and via my phone I give the command to my dog-bot, who’s in the kennel outside, to round up […]
June 29, 2020
In June 2020 the world record was broken for the price paid for a working sheepdog at auction – £19,451.00! Many shepherds would clearly not be […]
June 15, 2020
I will never forget the first time I sheared a sheep. I knew what to do and even so, it took me 45 minutes to do. […]
November 29, 2017
I’ve always been fascinated at the reasons for people doing the jobs they do. Some of us pursue childhood dreams, but others follow a winding path […]
November 10, 2017
One of this week’s news headlines was “sheep have shown they can recognise familiar human faces” as a result of a Cambridge University study. So I’ve […]
October 16, 2017
How are your manners? Do you wait in a queue or push to the front? Eat with your mouth open or closed? Do you help the […]
February 17, 2017
Ahead of a recent conversation with one of our earliest clients at IKEA, I read ‘The Testament of a Furniture Dealer’ from their website. A fascinating […]
January 10, 2016
Boris or Jeremy – how should the choice be made? Emotionally, logically or purely on appearance? Will the same mistake be made as when people come […]
January 9, 2016
Sheep live most of the time in harmony. There is little argument, with only small jostles between individuals and ultimately they all look out for each […]
March 12, 2015
If you had a person like Jeremy Clarkson in your business, how would you handle him? Let’s switch to the shepherding world – imagine that you […]
September 15, 2014
On Friday the Tour of GB cyclists whizzed through our neighbourhood and we took time out to shoot them flying past. It was a first for […]
August 27, 2014
Today’s article on the BBC News website “Two simple rules explain sheepdog behaviour” stopped and made us think. Could you imagine a robot doing the job of […]
July 15, 2014
Drove roads are wide green tracks in the countryside, and have provided the traditional system of moving flocks of sheep around between fields, for centuries. They were […]