Jake and Mist in print

Last May I spent an interesting day in the company of photographer Tim Flach. He was looking for a picture of working sheepdogs to feature in his forthcoming book. Jake and Mist, being used to posing for the camera duly obliged and after many hours spent working the sheep to and fro past Tim’s camera, he had an image that he was happy with and departed with some haste as the deadline for the book to be finished was drawing near. The result Dogs Gods was published this month and contains some of the most remarkable images of dogs (of every shape and size) that I have ever seen.

Tim had spent over a year traveling the world to collect the pictures and this book provides an amazing insight into the lengths that people will go to for the appearance of their dogs. However, in the sheepdog world the phrase ‘brains before beauty’ has always been the motto, and the working Border Collie has great strength in its genetic diversity. So none of the sheepdogs in the Borough farm pack look alike, I judge them only by their working ability.

But when it comes to both brains and beauty, I have to admit that Jake is loaded with both!!!

Jake at work on Morte Point in Tim Flach’s ‘Dogs Gods’