Book Details and Distributors  
 
This 163-page hard-backed book (26x24cms) is presented as a unique pictorial tribute to
those British Rough Collies, their breeders and owners who have exerted influence over the
breed's global development.		  
   
Published by the authors in May 2001 Rough Collies of Distinction contains double-page
spreads of over sixty dogs and bitches together with four-generation pedigrees and
principal  'blood line' charts. 		 
    Miss Margaret Osborne (Shiel Collies) originally traced the sire 'lines' and female 'families'
of every post-war Challenge Certificate winning Rough Collie, publishing the results in the
Collie Association's Handbook of 1952. Fifty years later Dareen Bridge (co-author) has
adopted the same technique to highlight principal male and female producers.		  
                                                     The dogs below all feature on the book's superb dust cover:
   

 
     
 

   

 

 

  
                             Working Collie -
                              1850's

                         

 Seedley Superior - 1920's
 

  GB & Irish Champion
  Lochinvar of  Ladypark -
            1940's
  Photo: Dog World

  
 

  

 

 

 
 

      Dazzler of Dunsinane - 1960's
            
        

Champion Karava  
 Kornishman - 1980's
Photo: McFarlane/R Anderton

Champion Phreelancer Phrosty
Moon Over Corydon - 1990's.
Photo: Miranda Blake

  
   

                                     

    
              

                  

                            Champion Rutland 1882
 

     The following quotations are taken from the
     book's introduction: "The elegant and
     aristocratic Rough Collie, seen in the show ring
     today, has its roots in the working farm dogs
     that have assisted British farming communities
     for many centuries...."

     The evolution of the Collie is evident throughout
     the book, the most interesting aspect of which
     is the alteration of heads and expression.

      

  
          "....Specialist canine breeding has been
        carried on for centuries and, prior to
        the emergence of dog shows, the
        emphasis was on a dog's working ability
        with little or no regard for its
        appearance. The shepherds, drovers,
        and stockmen of yesteryear practised
        selective breeding as they required
        active, lithe, intelligent dogs with
        stamina and weather- proof coats to
        enable them to work in all
        conditions...."    
 

             

                          Champion Pelido Double
                         Fantasy 1981

 		  
  Distributors:

Pat Hutchinson
Tel: 01954 231115
e-mail: kcollies@ntlworld.com
www.karibunicollies.com

Dareen Bridge
Tel/fax: 01484 545410

 

                            

 
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