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BOOKS Books can be ordered through bookstores, directly from the publisher, or from suppliers specializing in sheepdog items who advertise in herding magazines. In addition, herding books often are available at book booths at dog shows and herding trials. If titles are not in a local library, they can be borrowed through inter-library loan. Use a search engine to find sources for these and other titles. Anybody Can Do It by Pope Robertson Australian Sheepdogs -- Training and Handling by Rod Cavanaugh. Australian Shepherds of the Mountain West by Kris Toft The Farmer's Dog by John Holmes Herding Dogs: Progressive Training by Vergil Holland Herding Dogs of the World: 107 Breeds from Around the Globe by Jeanne Joy Hartnagle-Taylor History of the Working Collie Breeds by Carole Presberg Lessons from a Stock Dogby Bruce Fogt A Lifetime With the Working Collie, Their History and Training by Arthur Allen The Natural Way by Julie Simpson There Is Another "Way"(Other Breeds Can Herd) by Jackie Goulder The Perfect Stockdogby Ben Means RDT's Puppy Book Selecting and Training a Stockdog by L. R. Alexander Sheepdogs at Work and One Man and His Dogs by Tony Iley Sheepdog Training, an All-Breed Approach by Mari Taggart  Stockdog Savvy by Jeanne Joy Hartnagle-Taylor and Ty Taylor Talking Sheepdogs by Derek Scrimgeour Training and Working Dogs for Quiet, Confident Control of Stock by Scott Lithgow A Way of Life: Sheepdog Training, Handling and TriallingH. Glyn Jones talks to Barbara C. Collins Working Sheepdogs by John Templeton Working Sheep Dogs by Tully Williams Working With a Stockdog by Anna Guthrie The Shepherd's Dog Bookstore -- Old, antique, rare, and out-of-print books, selected new and contemporary books The Border Collie Museum's annotated and illustrated  Sheepdog Bibliography   Also: Alpine Publications: Publisher of breed books (including Australian Shepherd, Border Collie, Bouvier de Flanders, Collie, Shetland Sheepdog, and more) The Book of Geese, by Dave Holdderead --  Holderread Waterfowl Farm Preservation Center The Sheep Book -- A Handbook for the Modern Shepherd, by Ron Parker. Ohio University Press; available online Storey Books  -- Publisher of books for country living, with a series on raising farm animals, including: Storey's Guide to Raising Ducks, by David Holderread (title of earlier edition: Raising the Home Duck Flock). Storey's Guide to Raising Sheep, by Paula Simmons (title of earlier edition: Raising Sheep the Modern Way) (note: in the new edition, unfortunately, the short segment in the herding dog chapter regarding the breeds other than Border Collies is erroneous -- herding breeds are not divided into "style" categories of "gathering", "tending", "driving," and in the listing given, breeds are even categorized contrary to their natural tendencies.) DVD/Video An Introduction to All Breed Herding; All Breed Herding - The Next Steps; Getting Your Driver's License, Lynn Leach, available from Downriver Farm Starting Your Border Collie on Cattle, Sheep or Ducks, available from Rural Route Videos The Common Sense Approach to Herding, series by Jerry Rowe with an all-breed orientation, available from  Twin Creek Farm. Come Bye! and Away! Early Stages of Sheepdog Training; Take Time! That'll Do! Widening the Sheepdog's Experience, with H. Glyn Jones, available from Old Pond Publishing (UK) (set of all three), and other sources Herding I (an overview), Herding II (young dog work), Herding III (advanced penning and shedding), Jeanne Joy Hartnagle, Las Rocosa Australian Shepherds) The Perfect Stockdog , by Ben Means Training Video for Cowdogs, Hank Pritchard, Manton, CA 96059, (916)474-3355 Training information and videos,  All About Border Collies Kelpie The Legend, documentary about the Kelpie's history, working skills and contribution to the Australian livestock industry INTERNET Midwest Herding -- a resource for herding information covering Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, and nearby areas Cow Dog Central   ON-LINE TRAINING INFORMATION Articles: Stockdog Library at the Working Aussie Source -- good articles with a practical focus, including reprints from the Stock Dog Trainer magazine. Bud Williams Stockmanship -- Teaching low stress livestock handling methods. American Border Collie Network articles by Candy Kennedy -- Training different types of dogs, coming when called, stages of training, preparing for trialing, pressure, and more Little Hats website-- Beginner's FAQ, clinics, resources, clubs, training articles covering early introduction, the basics, more advanced training, problem solving, trialing, and more SUPPLIERS Shepherd's crooks, whistles, sheepdog- and sheep-related crafts, gifts and other items can be obtained from suppliers advertising in herding magazines or sometimes through local feed and tack stores.​ Operation Sheepdog Herding -- sheepdog supplies TRAINING FACILITIES/TRAINERS/HERDERS' HOME PAGES A list of trainers and facilities is available on the AHBA website Sheepdog Junction-- Richard Seaman, Middleboro, MA. Jan Wesen's Home Page-- Jan Wesen, Bow, WA Twin Creek Herding-- Jerry and Sharon Rowe, Osborne, KS Downriver Farm-- Lynn Leach -- Hope, British Columbia, Canada. Tee Creek Dog Training -- Kathy Warner Niagara Falls, Ontario Canada Astra Sheepdog Centre-- in eastern Scotland, training and breeding center for working Border Collies All-Breed Training in the U.K .-- in Yorkshire, England (if you would like to have a facility added to this list, or any additional information included on this page, contact me with information -- Linda Rorem, pacifica19@gmail.com )