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c.1900
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An image of a shepherd and his dog at the turn of the
century. Close examination reflects that this dog's coat was likely merle
in color. This photograph is licensed by the Museum of English Rural Life
(MERL) to this website. It is not to be reproduced in any manner
without contacting MERL at the University of Reading in order to
make arrangements for licensing use.
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c.1900s
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An image hanging in a private collection was identified as
being rendered by artist Joseph Denovan Adam who lived from
1842-1896. It is doubtful that Joseph Denovan Adam painted it,
however, because he usually signed his paintings "J. Denovan
Adams." The collie image has "Denovan Adam with a date of "19—."
The signature closely matches the signature of Denovan Adams
(1870-1935), the son of Joseph Denovan Adam. A comparison of the
signature on the collie painting with the signature on another
painting by the son indicated a very close match concerning the
first name of "Denovan," but the "A" on the surname of "Adam was
different. Often people use different forms of a letter in their
names regarding the letter "a." Sometimes people use the printed
A; other times the scripted form of A. Also, the date on
the collie painting was from the 1900s, which would correspond
with dates the son painted such scenes. The father passed in
1896.
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c.1900
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British artist, Lillian Cheviot (1884-1932) produced many
animal paintings. It is believed that she painted this canvas c.
1900.
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c.1901 |
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Florence Nightingale |
An undated book was published entitled Florence Nightingale and
Frances E. Willard: The Story of Their Lives by W. J. Wintle
and Florence Witts, wherein Florence Nightengale's life story
was told by Wintle. According to the Florence Nightingale
Museum, the book was published "after 1910."
An image appeared in a Norwegian publication entitled Vaarblomsten published in the
year 1901. It also appeared in the book by Wintle, and in
another book entitled Little Florence
Florence was born in 1820. It was
known that Roger, a shepherd, worked for Florence's father.
Roger had a sheepdog, and
the dog, named Cap, may have been Florence's first patient.
Documents exist that indicate Florence was involved in caring for
animals on the farm between the ages of 12 and 16. Perhaps this image drawn by an unknown artist depicted her as being
within this age range.
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c.1901 |
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A goat-haired sheepdog. It can
also be seen on page 64 of Heritage of the Dog
(1990); page 8 of Old Farm Dogs by David Hancock; (1999);
and page 10 of The Complete Bearded Collie
by Joyce Collis and Pat Jones (1992) in grey tones.
This image was provided courtesy of Charwynne Dog Features. |
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d.1902 |
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Panmure Gordon's Beardies have appeared in several different books. |
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1902 |
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Thanks to Anne M. Hier, author,
we are able to learn about an early showing of a Bearded Collie in
America. In 1902, Mr. James Mortimer,
participated in a discussion on what constitutes a breed
regarding the AKC at a Quarterly Delegates Meeting for the
American Kennel Club. He stated:
"'Old Fashioned' does not
designate a breed, but when the words 'Old Fashioned' are used
in connection with a breed, then it does designate a certain
breed. It is a well-known fact that throughout the British
Islands, an Old Fashioned Scotch Collie is a Bearded Collie.
That has been recognized. I do not mean to say it is in the Stud
Book or anything of that sort, but it is generally known as
such."
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d.1902
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Julien Dupré (1851-1910) was a French artist.
A print of one of Dupré's paintings was of a
shepherd and a sheepdog. The sheepdog appears to be similar to a
Beardie-like canine. The printmaker was Brown & Bigelow, of St. Paul, Minnesota, with a
copyright date of 1902. A cropped part of the image can be seen
on this link. A full thumbnail size image is provided as well.
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1903
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Drury (who served more as an editor than an author of original work)
separately wrote a third edition of Dalziel's book entitled
British Dogs: Their Points, Selection, and Show Preparation,
London: L. Upcott Gill, 1903. He was assisted
by other writers. The collaborators were listed by
name and Panmure Gordon was listed as a "Specialist" for the Collies
section (which likely contained the same wording as what was in Dalziel's second edition). Panmure's Beardie dog, Jock, appeared as
Fig. 41 on page 147. More information on this book can be found under
the date of 1879.
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1904 |
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Count Henri de Bylandt (1860-1943) wrote a book entitled Les Races de Chiens,
published in 1897. In the 1904 edition, he included two photographs of Beardies
owned by Panmure Gordon.
One of the dogs, Jock, has appeared in
several other publications to include: Drury's British Dogs, 3rd
Edition (1903), Maxtee's book of 1923, and Mrs. Willison's book
of 1971 |
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1904 |
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The image of Bobbins was dated 1904; he came from the strain
worked on Lundy Island off the Devon Coast (west of England).
This image
was provided courtesy of Charwynne Dog Features. |
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1904 |
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Hawes Fair. This photograph
was taken at the Hawes Fair in 1904. Even today, there are
advertisements announcing the "biggest sale of breeding sheep
for the country." Was that a Beardie-like dog (shown in the
enlargement? |
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1904 |
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J. Maxtee revised (as a 3rd edition) Hugh Dalziel's The
Collie: Its History, Points, and Breeding. Maxtee renamed
the third edition to: The Collie as a Show Dog, Companion, and
Worker. (Note: Maxtee revised it a 4th time, which was released in
1921, and a 5th time, which was released in 1923. The last
edition had a Beardie image, which appears under the date of
1923 in the Timeline.More information on this book can be found under the date of
1879. |
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1905 |
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A Bearded Collie in 1905.
This image was provided courtesy of Charwynne Dog Features.
This image appeared in David Hancock's
Heritage of the Dog (1990), page 15. The same image was
used in James Macdonald's revised book, published in 1909, of
Stephens' Book of the Farm (from 1844). It also appeared as
a cigarette card, with the heading "Casket Cigarettes," labeled
as "Sheep Dog."
A similar appearing dog was included in Leighton's 1907 book
The New Book of the Dog (on page 102). That dog was
identified as Ben, owned by Lord Arthur Cecil. See 1907. Though
very similar, no evidence has yet turned up identifying both
those images to be of the same dog. |
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1905 |
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The photograph of Alex Millar and
Frisk appeared in Adelaide L. J. Gossett's book
entitled Shepherds of Britain (1911).
A photograph of Alex Millar and Frisk accompanied an
article written by Maureen Sale in 1981. (See 1981 entry.)
The image of Alex Millar and Frisk also appeared in E. B. Carpenter's book. She authored The Blue Riband of
the Heather: The Supreme Champions 1906-1988 (1989). Ms.
Carpenter called Frisk a "half-beardie." According to
Ms. Carpenter, Mr. Millar had
a long and illustrious trial legacy; one of his earliest
accomplishments was when he and Frisk were the first to go to
the post at the first International at Gullane in 1906, although
he did not have a successful run at that event.
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c.1905 |
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Artist Rosa Bonheur rendered a
painting which she entitled "A Shepherd's Dog." It is believed
the dog's name was Brisco. Although the dog has a shaggy type of
coat, the dog appears to have spaniel type of ears similar to the
ears of the dog painted in 1631 by Rembrandt (see 1631).This
Bonheur image is sometimes referred to as an early painting of a
Bearded Collie. |
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1906 |
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James Watson, a Scot, authored The Dog
Book, which was originally published in ten parts in the U.S.A. It
was subsequently also published in Britain. Clifford Hubbard, wrote in
his book The Literature of British Dogs (1949) that Watson's book
"...can be said that it is easily the finest book on dogs written by a
British writer until Ash's superb Dogs: Their History and Development
appeared in 1927." |
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1906 |
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Mention of the Sutherland and Caithness Sheepdog Trials of
September 1, 1906, appeared in a 1906 publication entitled
the Northern Times. It was reproduced in Working
Sheepdog News in February of 1982. The article mentioned that a
trialing class for the Beardie Collie dogs was held. There were four
Beardie puppies given by Lord Arthur Cecil to
individuals in the trial of the previous year. Question:
Could one of those puppies have been Ben (See 1907 - Leighton)?
It was written (regarding trialing) that "not
much could be expected of them" at this young age.
The two best of the four young Beardies came from the Kildonan district,
and they proudly announced that the prizes to the County of Sutherland
was nine out of a total of 13 prizes. Kildonan is a part of the
County of Sutherland, from the north of Scotland.
Permission to retype this article was granted by Andrew Hall, Editor,
International Sheepdog News (formerly Working Sheepdog News). |
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1906 |
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International Sheep Dog Society formed. Beardie-like
dogs were registered in the early years of the I.S.D.S. |
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1906 |
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A. Croxton Smith wrote British Dogs at Work
(1906). This book is available on the internet for free. He
mentioned the Old English Sheepdog and The Collie breeds, and he
included pictures of artwork rendered by artist
Vernon Stokes. Though Mr. Smith wrote many books, he apparently
was not aware of the Beardie-like dog. |
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1906
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William Luker, Jr. (1867-1951) painted a dog in 1906 that was labeled as being an
Old English Sheepdog. But was it an OES or was it another
case of mistaken identification?
Another Luker image has been reproduced
and sold where the dogs were not identified. The date of the
actual painting is unknown, but it has been stated by two individuals
that they saw this image in a 1903 children's book where it was
labeled "On Guard." But whether the artist would have
given this painting a name is unknown. The breed type was either
not known or not
identified.
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1907
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The New Book of the Dog.
A Comprehensive Natural History of British Dogs and Their
Foreign Relatives With Chapters on Law, Breeding, Kennel
Management and Veterinary Treatment by Robert Leighton.
London: Cassell & Company Limited (1907). This book has 624
pages. Chapter IX, "The Collie," was written by James C. Dalgliesh,
and included a picture of Mr. Dalgliesh's Bearded, Ellwyn Garrie
and Lord Arthur Cecil's Bearded Collie, Ben. Ben also appeared on The
Wrench Series as No. 1874. The caption stated "Bearded Collie."
Mr. J. C. Dalgliesh was a farmer
from an area called Galashiels in Scotland. He used his
dogs on cattle. He also became an exhibitor and judge. He
served as Chairman for the first attempt to create a Bearded
Collie Club in Edinburgh (very early 1900s).
The Complete Illustrated Collie, edited by Joe and Liz
Cartledge (1973) included a chapter written by Joyce Collis. Ellwyn
Garrie was mentioned on page 54.
The same pictures of Ellwyn Garrie
and Ben that appeared in Leighton's 1907 book also appeared in Joyce
Collis' book All about the Bearded Collie (1979), page
14.
According to Maureen
Sale's 1995 article, Ben was mentioned in the "Our
Dogs" article of December 17, 1898 (reprinted December 4, 1980)
as having sired 4 puppies to Mrs. Hall Walker's Bearded Collie
Stella. (see 1995 entry for Maureen Sale.)
If that information is correct, Ben was likely born around 1897.
Andrew Hall, Editor,
International Sheepdog News (formerly Working Sheepdog News),
gave permission for the Maureen Sale article and any accompanying
photographs to be reproduced on this website. |
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d.1907 |
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Picture of Solomon Gorringe with a Beardie appeared in Barkley Wills'
Downland Treasure (1929). Mr. Gorringe had passed away
in 1907. 
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1908 |
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An article was published in the Gazette in January 1908, written by
a Mr. Winslow Clark, describing a Beardie dog, named Bruce, who was competing at a
sheepdog trial held at the Vermont State Fair. This 1908 article was
reproduced in the "AKC Gazette" 100th Anniversary issue, 1989,
page 38. This is believed to be one of the earliest written references to
a Beardie competing in a herding trial in the United States. |
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1908 |
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Four Beardies were listed in the
Scottish Kennel Club Catalogue for an event held on October 28, 29 and
30th, 1908 at Waverley Market, In Edinburgh. Mr. J. C. Dalgliesh
was listed as the judge. The second place dog was #303, owned by
Mr. Robert Gordon. The dog's name was Laird o' Dumbiedykes. The
dog's date of birth was December 15th, 1907. The breeder was
listed as Mr. J. Russell Greig. His sire was Moss, bred to
Bonnington Lass.
We are fortunate to have an image of Laird o' Dumbiedykes.
Anne Hier, author of Dog Shows Then and Now An Annotated
Anthology (1999, gave permission for this image to appear
on this website. The image is dated 1912.
Thanks also to Bridget Howell for sharing the images from
the Scottish Kennel Club Catalog for October 28-30, 1908.
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1908
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A book entitled Sheepdogs at Work: One Man and his Dogs
by Tony Iley, first published by Dalesman Publishing 1978 and
reprinted 1979, 1982, included a chapter about William Caig
(1881-1968). Mr. Iley was able to obtain Mr. Caig's notes in a
record book from Mr. Caig's daughter. Among Mr. Caig's writings
were:
"Again in 1908 Ben Murray won the trial with a ten month old
beardie and was second with Tam, last year's winner. Ben was
very proud, as well he might be, of winning with his 10 month
old pup. He was later sold for £11 to Joseph Moses who called
him Jock and for some years cleaned up much prize money in
England and Wales. Eleven pounds was the most we had ever heard
paid for a dog."
Thanks to Andrew Hall for obtaining a copy of the Programme for
the Llangynog 4th Annual Sheep Dog Trials for August 3, 1912.
The page on the "Open Stakes" lists Mr. J. Moses, from Oswestry,
competing with "Jock." Though that trial took place in 1912, it
is placed here since Ben Murray won with Jock in 1908.
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Henry Stephens (1795-1874) was a
Scottish agricultural writer. He wrote Book of the Farm,
published in 1844. James Macdonald revised the book and released
it as a Fifth Edition in 1909. In the Fifth Edition,
Volume III on Livestock, a Bearded Collie was described.
Henry Stephens (1795-1874) was a farmer who also became a
writer on agriculture. It was his aim, after owning his own
farm, to put forth writings that would assist those
inexperienced in the farming way of life.
Thanks to the Library and Archives of the Royal Agricultural
Society of England regarding language appearing in the 1844 and
1909 publications. |
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1909 |
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Copy of an Article which
appeared in "The Bazaar, The Exchange and Mart," May 12, 1909. |
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1909 |
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Mr. R. S. Piggin, a well known
dog person and Judge, wrote an article for the "Collie Folio"
about the first Manchester Sheepdog trial. It was published on
March 24th. Pictures accompanied the article. He made a fabulous
recommendation to add the "Beardy" to a class for the show
bench. |
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1910 |
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Dogs and All About Them by Robert
Leighton (drawing from his New Book of the Dog, published in
1907) included abridged writings by James Dalgliesh,
originally written for Cassell's New Book of the Dog,
edited by Robert Leighton (1907). |
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1910 |
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W. H. Hudson wrote A Shepherd's Life:
Impressions of the South Wiltshire Downs (1910). The
original book included some wonderful images (likely woodcuts)
that were drawn by Bernard C. Gotch, who was born in 1876.
Gotch's date of death seems to be confusing; several dates show
up. This book was re-released in 1981, with many new images.
Hudson understood the sheep and cattle business.
He was born to American parents, but lived in Argentina for 33
years before eventually moving in England and became a
naturalized citizen.
In two of Gotch's images, the viewer
will see a Beardie-like dog.
For those interested in herding, it is
recommended that the Gutenberg ebook #7415 be read on line. |
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c.1911 |
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Shepherds of Britain: Scenes from Shepherd
Life by A. L. J. Gosset was published in 1911. One photo on
page 25 is of Jim Fowler with two dogs and a child.
The photo was taken by Habberton Lulham. The dog on his left is Beardie-like.
Another photo, on page 317, shows another shepherd with a
Beardie. The quality of the picture is not the best. |
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1912 |
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Beardies were being shown prior to 1912. See the 1908 entry
above to review the page from the Scottish Kennel Club Catalogue
reflecting four Scottish Bearded Collies were entered.
A document was typed from various issues of the Gazette for the
Kennel Club by Elsa Sell. The Kennel Club formed in 1873. This
list of registrations begins in October of 1912 when the
Scottish Bearded Collie Club was founded. The first President
was J. C. Dalgliesh. |
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d.1912 |
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John Emms (1843-1912) was a
British artist. He painted numerous images of horses and
dogs. One of his paintings (an oil on canvas) included a dog similar to
other images of Beardie-like
dogs of that era. The date of this image is unknown. A tiny
image of the entire picture is above the cropped image showing
the dog. |
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1913 |
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Dr. J. Russell Greig, M.R.C.V.S. (Member of the Royal College of Veterinary
Surgeons) in 1913 wrote an article for The Collie Folio.
This magazine was circa 1906-1917. A
copy of Greig's article was also reproduced in All about the Collie
(1971) authored by Ada L. Bishop.
Greig wrote: "The club Standard is presently being compiled,
and one shall not venture to go into a minute description of his
'points', but it is resolved to keep the dog as much as possible
in the state in which he exists throughout Scotland today, and
at all costs let him remain a worker."
The Club didn't make it due to the wars. Thanks to the many shepherds/farmers throughout many
decades, Mr. Greig's desire has remained true.
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c.1914 |
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Theo Marples' Show Dogs:
Their Points and Characteristics. How to Breed for Prizes and
Profit was published as a second edition around 1914. His writing on
this page included a drawing by artist, Arthur Wardle. |
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1916
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This photograph has been identified as being taken on
September 1, 1916. One of the dogs is a Beardie-like dog. This
image has appeared in several books.
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