Mainline Border
Collie Centre
Collie Centre
Golcar Farm
Spring Lane
Bingley
West Yorkshire
BD16 3AU
Spring Lane
Bingley
West Yorkshire
BD16 3AU
01274 564163
Meg - 1979 – 1992
Nine National trials
English team 1983
English team 1983
The first of our Main Line of dogs
and the inspiration for MBCC
and the inspiration for MBCC
Freedom Of Spirit Magazine April/May 2010
Everyone Deserves Freedom of Spirit
First published in December 1994 Freedom of Spirit has become recognised as a publication dedicated to the future and well being of all breeds of dogs and not specifically a Border Collie publication.
Each issue includes regular features, information on the different disciplines, training and behaviour, letters and news updates, gardening, and countryside issues.
Special features have included Dogs of War, Dogs on the Titanic, Search and Rescue, Dogs in the movies, Dogs in the Services.
Regular training articles include, Training the Natural Way, Happy Recall, Lead Walking, Understanding Aggression, Canine Good Manners, Behavioural problems
Each issue includes regular features, information on the different disciplines, training and behaviour, letters and news updates, gardening, and countryside issues.
Special features have included Dogs of War, Dogs on the Titanic, Search and Rescue, Dogs in the movies, Dogs in the Services.
Regular training articles include, Training the Natural Way, Happy Recall, Lead Walking, Understanding Aggression, Canine Good Manners, Behavioural problems
‘I have just received my issue of FoS and would like to say how much I have
enjoyed reading a magazine with something of interest on every page’
How to Order
Annual subscription costs inclusive of postage and packing:
UK - £17.00
Europe £19.00
Rest of the World - £22.00 sterling
Europe £19.00
Rest of the World - £22.00 sterling
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Freedom of Spirit
Golcar Farm
Spring Lane
Bingley
WestYorkshire
Golcar Farm
Spring Lane
Bingley
WestYorkshire
This Months Top Stories
The Pack Theory - Fact or Fiction
Excerpts
...Dogs are derived from wolf and wolf is not the big bad guy that the fairy tales make him out to be. Wolf is gentle and very family orientated; he is also very protective of his personal space. Dogs are far enough removed from wolf for them to be more domesticated but the basic instinct of the original pack animal is still there...
…..Dogs are pack animals and they understand pack rules. That doesn’t mean they should be handled with dominance and they certainly shouldn’t be made submissive, nor should they be scruffed, squirted, ‘eyeballed’, have rattling objects thrown at them, or any other of the ‘techniques flying around the dog world, It simply means they need parenting. Dogs need to feel protected, they need to know that their leader/parent figure/handler can handle any situation that arises and they also need to know about consequences……
Leads and the Law
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New Collie Syndrome
New Collie Syndrome
