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The idea of putting together a website for the working Beardie-like dogs began in the year 2002.

One woman in America called a man living in Britain to ask questions about working Beardies. That phone call led to further discussions; and eventually it was discussed how little was known about the working Beardie-like dogs outside of the farming community in Britain.

It was not until nine years later (2011) that the website materials were finally ready.

It took years to collect the information. Sifting through the documents often led to frustration when it did not turn out to be reliable information. Two trips were made to Britain by the American to search for additional information in libraries and art museums.

DEDICATION

This site is dedicated to those individuals who put forth their written recollections and recordings, and to the individuals from Britain who are using, or once used, working Beardie-like dogs to assist in their management of flocks of sheep or in the droving of cattle.

Though this site has the word "shepherds" in its domain name, the name was not selected to exclude sheep farmers, stockmen, herdsmen or drovers. A Beardie-like dog working cattle is just as valued as any Beardie-like dog tending its flock.