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| One Woman and Her Dog |
| The late Eric Halsall describes this book as being written with wit and charm, feeling and knowledge, with the spirit and freshness of the wild Cheviot Hills in the words. |
| At times controversial, and adding to the current literature on working collies - the writing is detailed in discussing canine temperament and character and the breeding and care of puppies. No-where could you get more help and sound advice for training dogs for work on the hill and in the more precise trial field. Read Viv's words and you will enjoy watching sheepdog trials for evermore - and the beauty of wild places will be with you throughout. |
Publishers Patrick Stephens - ISBN 0-85059-704-8 - Published in 1984 - LATER EDITION PUBLISHED BY LOCHAR. |
| The Shepherd's Wife |
| An excerpt from Phil Dribble's foreword reads: |
| The first time I met Viv was at a televised sheepdog trial - One Man and His Dog - and she proved a woman and her dog were as good as anyone there. As tough as whipcord, in appearance she resembled a Dresden China shepherdess. Her life, although not much like the daydreams of romantics, bristles with vitality and the deep satisfaction of what it is really like living in wild places where there are no soft options. The Shepherd's Wife is a stimulating book packed with a highly personal account of how a most attractive family and their sheepdogs cope with a life that can't have changed much since biblical times. |
Publisher VIV BILLINGHAM - no ISBN - Published in 1986 |
| Tweedhope Sheepdogs |
| Foreword by Jane, then Duchess of Roxburghe. |
| Many people tend to take the countryside for granted. Viv BIllingham's rich and vivid description of her life however, weaves a warm, humorous and sometimes sad tapestry, which cannot fail to strike an instant chord in those of us who already love the countryside and in particular, the Scottish Borders. Hill farming is very demanding physically and mentally, but however arduous, the fascination never palls.It is typical of Viv's generosity to write this enchanting record, of her, and her family's life, so that we, as well as our children, should benefit. |
Publisher VIV BILLINGHAM - ISBN 0-9516515-0-1 Published in 1988 |
| OTHER THAN WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK NONE OF THESE ABOVE BOOKS ARE NOW IN PRINT BUT MAY BE OBTAINED THROUGH REGIONAL LIBRARIES |
| WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK; the life and times of a twentieth century shepherdess brings Viv's sheepdog training methods up to date. A humorous and entertaining account of a life among sheepdogs with colour and black and white photographs, as well as superb pencil drawings. |
SIGNED COPIES OF VIV BILLINGHAM'S LATEST TRAINING/ BIOGRAPHY, WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK AVAILABLE FROM AUTHOR - PRICE INC P&P in UK. £14 - Click here for review and more details |
Published by - Atlantic Publishing - ISBN 0 906899 93 1 - First Published - 1998 |
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Coming Soon |
As yet un-published adult faery story. Humorous fictional account of the lives of a flock of talking Cheviot sheep, who put the world to right. |
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