Below are some of the comments from visitors to both the web-site and to Borough Farm. We’d be delighted if you left your own comment by scrolling to the very bottom of this page.
If you have visited Borough farm, or met David and his dogs, please leave us a comment.
Sorry these comments are so late; I’ve only just got broadband and discovered your website.
Being very nervous of driving “down south” (I live in Leeds)it took something special to persuade me to venture to Devon for our summer holiday - the something special being the National Sheep Dog Trials. Having watched The Year of the Working Sheepdog and all the Mist programmes we were thrilled to discover that Borough Farm was not far from our campsite and that we were able to see one of your displays which we thoroughly enjoyed. We have a photograph, taken at the trials, in which Kevin,(my husband) holding our old Moss, is talking to you, holding Mist. It has pride of place on the living room wall and Kevin is very proud of it. As we lost Moss last year and Kevin now has cancer it is something that can not happen again and is very special to us. We now have Nell, 11 months old, and I am slowly learning how to work her with sheep. Nell is learning faster than I am but we are making progress. Thank you for some very special memories.
Hello to all at borough farm! Will, mummy, gran, grampy, and great gran all visited on easter monday. We stayed for 2 hours, despite the weather, and had a fantastic time. Will loved meeting mist and jake, and having his picture taken with them. All of the humans were very friendly and helpful too. Unfortunately we didn’t get to actually see a lamb being born, but that just means we’ll have to come back next year!! We are looking forward to the summer displays, and as we live just down the road in combe martin, we will probably make it to more than one!
As for watching the programme, will loves it and so does mummy (I have been known to watch it when will wasmt there!) Another member of our family who loves to watch the antics of everyone at borough farm is zac, our staffie cross rescue dog!
Thank you for keeping us entertained, and also educated about farm life! Good luck in the future, and we’ll see you in the summer!
Mummy and will
Xxx
Hello, Mummy & Daddy took us to meet Mist at Borough Farm on Easter Saturday and watch the lambs being born. We really enjoyed ourselves and I was over the moon to have my photo taken with Mist especially as she came and put her head on my lap. Mummy and Daddy really enjoyed the fact that everyone was so welcoming and friendly. we all found it very educational thankyou very much. Love Freya age 7
Oliver 5 & Edward 3
I had the pleasure of visiting the farm with my two daughters Shauna and Charlotte and my parents durring your lambing open days over Easter. The girls had their photos taken with Mist and Jake, they havent stop talking about that visit since I also enjoyed my visit and loved seeing the farm and meeting Mist Jake and the Boss we watch the show every weekend and have all the dvd’s and it was nice to be able to watch the lambs being born and learn about life on the farm we had a lovely time and the girls really did not want to leave when it was time to go cant wait for our next visit wish you all well and a big hug to all the dogs from Shauna and Charlotte xxxxx
Special thanks from Grandma for making her feel so welcome.
We live in Seattle, and a year ago we rescued two 11 year old Border Collies. They are awesome dogs. Then we discovered the Mist movies and the books. Thank you for such wonderful books, and wonderful movies; we’ve learned so much about sheep and dogs. I hope there will be more books and movies about Borough Farm.
Hi, hope you are all well! Shannon who is 4 watches ‘Mist’ on repeat every day, I’ve just bought the pup dvd for her so she can have a change! Her favourites are Mist and Jake and she sleeps with ‘her’ Jake every night. Its amazing how much kids pick up and she re-enacts the scenes with her toy farm. We even go to the cattle market to see if we can spot McPhereson! We’ve just visited a farm near us to see the lambs and she was most put out that Mist wasn’t there! Your stories are magical and I hope they continue. Thank you x
I’ve always loved border collies and discovered Year of the Working Sheepdog by looking for Christopher Timothy stuff (I’m a huge James Herriot fan). I really like the video and fell in love with all the dogs, especially Fern. I’m very much looking forward to getting more videos from Borough Farm. Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful life with us. Please give the dogs an extra scratch and pat from me.
Hi there
I just wanted to say how much my 19mth old son Tom enjoys your programme. We have been watching it on channel 5 and he gets so excited and shrieks with delight when the dogs appear. It is definitely his favourite programme and he loves watching not only the dogs but all the other animals as well. I have to say that I also love the programme and have to admit that Jake has had me crying with laughter on more than one occasion. I have just seen that you perform displays on the farm so we will certainly be making a trip down to see you and all the dogs this summer.
A truly lovely programme and a joy to watch.
Kind regards
Kate
Having only recently discovered Mist through a chance buying of the movie in our local supermarket, I went on to buy all of the DVD’s available.
My son and I have been watching them since and very very much enjoy watching the dogs work and the silly funny things they get up to.
Not only do we see the wonderful dogs and hear the lovely stories, but we get to spend some quality time together while watching our favorite thing.
Fabulous idea to have a kids tv show of true working dogs, absolutely love it!
Would love to know if there are more dvds or series available (I have series 1-3 and the movie)
It is strange to read the diary and such to see how old the dogs are now given that we only just discovered the show! And poor Swift, she was a lovely wee thing!
I hope to see and read more about the dogs of Borough Farm, and have bookmarked the page in order to do so!
All the best and hugs to the dogs with thanks!
Dear David Kennard
i have always been a big fan of Mist and all her adventures on borough farm.
i have always tried to keep up with dates of DVD series releases and the dogs ages and ect. and i recently just watched series 3 of Mist Sheepdog Tales.
in this i have regained my obsession about her again and even though i live far from devon i have always wanted to see mist, but never could and it saddens me.
I also just read everything on the website and to find that mist is now 8 and is now diabetic, the fact that my all time favorite dog is getting older, as all dogs do, i know that i will never get to see her face to face.
Swift was a great dog and i didnt know she passed in 2010. i dont even know if there is going to be a series 5 of mist but i wouldnt of thought so.
it would be great to know that all the dogs are well, and that mist is doing fine. she is a fantastic dog and i cried knowing she was diabetic and also getting old.
please reply soon
sincerly
Dani
Me and my family has been to Borough Farm and enjoyed it thoroughly. I even saw David with the dogs 3 times in a row because i liked the dogs so much.
Swift will be sadly missed.
I have watched every DVD.
I love watching Mist sheepdog tales! At first i thought it was like, wasn’t real , then i discovered it was and i was amazed! Give the sheepdogs my love!!!
Ursula xxx
hi david and the dogs ,
we visited the farm on the first open day of 2010 in june.
it is my birthday on the 12th jan can you do something on my birthday like meet all your dogs and take them for a walk on the farm .
love from kiran luckett
Dear David
I came across Mist, on Christmas Day morning, we had just lost our border collie Meg of 16 half years, and seeing your dogs cheered my father and I greatly! I’m 26, but find Mist great entertainment, it bridges all ages!
We now have a 9 week blue merle border collie, and now I have bought your DVDs, she is fascinated watching your dogs at work.
I must say I love Jake, as he reminds me greatly of Glen, the working border collie at the farm across the road I used to take walks, sadly he is no longer with us, but he seems very similar nature.
I hope we can get down from the Yorkshire Dales where we live to see your dogs in action at Borough Farm.
Best Wishes
Tom and Bernard
Hi there all at Borough Farm
I have just finished reading your books David and what pleasure they have given me. I have been fascinated by your extraordinary writing about your life with your wonderful dogs.
Are there any more books in the pipeline? I hope so.
The very best wishes to you all for 2012.
Regards Kay.
I recently re-homed a lovely tri; that was about 8yrs ago; I now have a blue merle also.
Watching your tv shows have been a real insight into the mind of the Collie.
If you ever write a book re how a collie thinks, I will be the first to buy it….
Hope to visit you in 2012.
All the best to you and your lovely collies.
Caroline, xx
Happy New Year to all the family and dogs. Look forward to next year when we will be in Devon and come to see your display and meet the dogs. We love the program and the xmas film. Thankyou
We came to your display during the October half term and loved watching your fantastic dogs do their stuff. The walk around the farm was great too as it really makes the programmes come alive to know that we’ve actually been there. Thank you so much for being the highlight of our holiday. We wish you a great Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
Hi David and the dogs
I came to the sheepdog trial on sunday the 23rd of November and really enjoyed it. I have always wanted to come to borough farm ever since watching the film The year of a working sheepdog. Watching the dogs was work the sheep was amazing and quite inspiring really. It has made me really want to go into shepherding.The journey from cheshire was really worth it and i hope i will be able to work wiht you one day
Thanks a lot George
Hello David & dogs,
Having been avid fans of you & your dogs since reading your first book some years back (and watching Mist from the start of series 1), we finally made the long journey from Sussex to come and see you on Sunday. What a fantastic afternoon & well worth the 10 hour round trip! It was great to see the dogs working & Jake doing his demo with the ducks was hilarious. We thoroughly enjoyed meeting Mist & getting her ‘pawtograph’. The farm walk was really interesting. Great value for money & highly entertaining for kids & adults alike & will be recommending it to friends & family. We are now looking foward to catching up with series 3 on the DVD we bought.
Many thanks & all the best to you & the dogs,
Amy & Glenn (aged 40 & 50!!)
Thanks so much for the pleasure you constantly give my son, he has Down syndrome and has a short attention span except when your dogs are in view !! He didn’t move a muscle during the displays and was enchanted to see Jake rounding up the ducks. His joyful face as he hugged Mist was the highlight of my year. We’ll be back next year - hopefully I’ll have completed the 1000 piece jigsaw by then !!
Hi,
I came to see your show one sunny evening a couple of years ago and had the best time! I was staying at the next farm to you and couldn’t resist an evening watching your dogs work….they were amazing. I’m not surpised they work so well for you, you clearly adore them. I bought the books, A Shepherds Watch and Dogs of Windcutter Down and it brought back memories of my childhood of going round the farms with my Dad collecting the milk. I went every opportunity I had, for about 10 years! The winters never fazed me even though the snow was as high as the lorry and the farmers had to bring the milk to the end of the farm lanes in churns. I loved that every season brought something new.
If I’m ever down your way again I’ll be sure to ‘come by’ and watch you and your dogs again.
Wishing you and your family (and dogs!) all the best,
Jo
Hi Mist & David,
Thankyou so much for letting us share your wonderful world of sheepdog tales. We came to see you at Dunster castle (nr minehead) in the beginning of september 2011, and had a lovely time seeing jake, mist, fly and all the falcons. Seeing you all was a holiday highlight, and we both love you all so much xxx
Harvey (2) and Hollie (just turned 1)
Hi
We came to see the last show this year on 7th September and although the weather wasn’t brilliant, it was a really enjoyable evening. Our daughter had been looking forward to helping Jake round up the ducks ever since last year, when she was too young.
Highlight of our holiday, both the sheepdog display and falconry were excellent, rounded off by watching our daughters face as she said hello to Mist at the end. Thank you very much - excellent cakes and coffee too
We came to Borough Farm to see Mist and the other dogs on 24th August and had a great time.
Jake looks just like he does on the DVDs. He is still barking mad!!!
I enjoyed helping Jake with the ducks. When the ducks went under the bridge we all shouted DUCK!!!
We will come next year.
We came to see your show on 18th August 2011. We had a fantastic time both your show and the bird of prey show were brilliant. Evie is so in love with Mist and keeps her autograph and picture next to her bed. We will definately come again the next time we come down from Leeds. P.S I am loving your books.
Hi
just want to say a big thank you to you,we really enjoyed the display,that mist and everyone put on.We came last year for a holiday, and took our grandchildren with us,our eldest jade has been besoted with mist ever since it started and knows every thing about her.we came back to see it again we traveled from heathrow London,but sadlely we had to drive 5 hours back home again.but it was well worth it .we will be comming back next year.once again we would like to say a big thankyou
sue and bill
hi david i whent to your show and loved it i whent last year to and i loved that one to i love seeing the dogs perform.i also love seeing the falcons and outher birds perform i loved the shepherds hut my nan and mum said the cakes were great thanks for an AMAZING time i loved it
thanks again
Hi David,Family and all at Borough Farm.
Thank you all for a brilliant evening at your barn display on the 10th of August, while we were on holiday at North Morte farm.
It was good to see Jake at work with the ducks and seeing Mist bringing the flock down from the top field.We also enjoyed the Falconry display with Richard. We have nearly finished reading both of your books and we are hoping that you will be writing the next instalment soon.
I was sorry that we did not get a chance to sample the home made cakes but will try them when we come again next summer,with any luck the weather will be better and will see the dogs in action in the other field.
Thanks again,
Ian Bridget and John Shepherd
fantastic evening yet again with david and the dogs well worth the 270 mile round trip we have made the last 2 yrs just to come to see mist and the other dogs and the falconry display.my son gets so excited when he is told we are coming to see you all thanks so much.
Hi David
We were on holiday at woolacombe Bay and visited your show on 18th August 2011. We had a fantastic evening with the sun shining and really enjoyed watching you and the dogs working with the sheep. The falcons were also excellent. The whole event was made perfect for my daughters by the munching on your home made cakes! Hopefully come and see you again next time we are down from the Midlands.
Thank you for a wonderful evening on the 17th of August. Travelled up from our holiday in Cornwall,worth the journey,the weather was great,the show was brilliant the dogs are real stars.Emily our youngest daughter,who loves the show was thrilled when she met Mist and got her paw print.The Falconry display was excellent also. Thanks again.
We have just been to see you at Dunster Castle this evening - we had a lovely time and enjoyed every minute of the display - we were lucky enough to help with holding the display for the ducks to run through! Mist was amazing finding the sheep who had run away out of site!
We had one of the dvd’s and tonight nanny brought us another, so we are going to watch it now and it will be even more fun as we have David’s and Mist’s autographs and a picture with them!!
Thanks again
Dear All
We came last Wednesday 17th to Burrough Farm whilst on holiday in North Devon. We are all HUGE Mist fans and saved the trip until our last few days. It was SO worth it - we all loved the sheep dogs and also the falconry display from Jonathan. He has ignited enthusiasm in our youngest son Theo who was chosen to be his ‘helper!’
The weather was kind to us and the whole evening, weather , views, cakes and entertainment was superb. Good luck to you all and thanks again.
Richard, Sarah, Max & Theo
Hello to all at Borough Farm! We visited you on Weds 18th August while on holiday from North Yorkshire! Never has a four hour round trip from South Devon where we stayed been so worthwhile! We had a lovely evening!We enjoyed the Bakewell Tart (just like my Mum used to make!)We were so impressed with everything I got a real lump in my throat watching Mist run out and bring all the sheep back on her own, Jakey Boy reminds me of Maxwell our own Collie who we adopted as a Pup. Thank You for the highlight of our holiday! I will never forget it! xxxxxxxxx
We did a 4 hour round trip to see Mist, Jake and Fly at Borough Farm on 17 August with our 5 year old -Carys. What a worthwhile trip! Carys watches Mist every weekend and has all of the DVDs, but even if you have never watched Mist,this is a brilliant display, and would turn anyone into a fan. Fantastic value for money, stunning scenery, and a wonderful atmosphere. Great audience participation, informative and huge fun. Of course Mist was really impressive, but Jake is such a star! We would recomend this display to anyone visiting Devon. We can’t wait to come back next year to see the lambing and to see whether Colin the dog makes it as a sheep dog! xXxXxxXx
Just wanted to say ‘thank you’ for a fantastic evening at yesterday’s display. We drove from Wales especially to visit and it was more than worth it. The dogs are a delight, and we all enjoyed seeing them in person after watching every Mist episode. And despite grim forecasts, the weather smiled on us too. I have a feeling we’ll be back next year! Wishing you all the very best, here’s hoping for some new tales in the not too distant future!
We visited twice during our holiday in North Devon: on 3rd August, and again on 10th August when due to the cold wind the display was held in the barn. Both displays were interesting and fun. Ben and George loved seeing the dogs and having their pictures taken with Mist. Now we are back in Kent the boys have now started reading the two books we bought. We loved the cakes too and bought extra the second time to take some away with us! Jonathan’s falconry display was great too.
We spent time walking around Mortehoe and recognised lots of the places on the DVDs.
We do hope you will continue the displays next year as we’ld love to come back again.
Thankyou,
The Walker family
Hello David, All the Dogs and the rest of the Borough farm team, we came to see your show yesturday evening (10th August) and we had such a brilliant time. We travelled from Oxford especially to come and see you as Abbi is a huge Mist fan and wanted to see her again this year. The show was brillaint and we loved all of it, meeting Mist in person at the end and being introduced to ‘Colin’ and Jakes fun duck hearding were all special highlights. Keep up the brilliant work and hope to see you all again soon! Love Abbi(3.5years) and Callum (1.5years)xxx
Hi dogs, hi David and family!
Thank you for this great evening on Aug. 3rd! We came from germany and I’ve read 2 of your books before coming to Cornwall/Devon this summer. So we decided to have a daytrip from Lizard to North Devon. It was brilliant! The most impressive for me was to see how the dog/s caught the sheeps all alone over such a hughe distance.
Our 6 month BC couldn’t come with us, because of the strict entry regulations regarding anti-rabies inoculation… maybe this was better for the young dog
thx a lot for this great evening and for the excellent cakes (carrot cake was gorgeous) and hope to see you all again.
Just returned from another wonderful north devon holiday and want to thank you for yet another fun filled evening on the 3rd august. We loved it,a highlight was meeting colin!!!
whoever baked the carrot cake is a genius, the best Ive ever tasted!! look forward to lambing days next spring(by the way we still think you should do lambing live!)
Hope Jonathon found his bird!
thanks again, The Allen family
It was our 4th visit to your farm on 3rd Aug as we always try to make your display part of our holiday at Instow. Yet again we had a great evening, it’s always good to see your brilliant dogs and the falconry display. Definately worth the drive. Thanks for the insight into your life with the dogs which to us seems so idyllic, but in reality is probably jolly hard work! The new shepherds hut refreshments are a brilliant idea and the cakes were absolutely yummie! Thank you.
Hi to David, family and your wonderful dogs!!
Thank you for a wonderful evening on 3rd August, it truly was the highlight of our holiday and exceeded our long awaited expectations. We wish you all the best for the future and hope to visit again.
Thanks again
Thanks for the show on Wed 3rd August. It was great to finally see Mist in action. Shame the falcon disappeared though!
Hello David and family,
We would just like to say what a brilliant time we had at the sheepdog and falconry display on Wednesday 27th July.
The displays were fun and amazing. We would like to thank David and Mist for letting Sophie have her photo taken with them.
We are delighted to have our own Mist paw print and D.V.D.
We also enjoyed the delicious cakes and can’t wait to come back and see you again on our next holiday.
Thanks again for a great evening, Mike, Sharon and Sophie
Hi David and Family,
Just wanted to leave a note to say how much we enjoyed your show on 27th July. As big fans of Mist! and having read your books it was a real treat to meet with you and see the dogs in action. Mist amazed us all with her skill of collecting the sheep from the far field. We were blessed with wonderful weather which made the evening perfect. It was fascinating to see the dedication that the dogs obviously have to their duty and their ‘Boss’.
Having not been to a sheep-dog trial since I was a child my interest has be reignited and we will be looking out for any local trials.
Once again thankyou for the wonderful evening and I wish you all the very best for the future.
20th July 2011 -
What a wonderful experience for all ages! We had such an enjoyable evening with you and cannot wait to return again. Meeting Mist was our daughter’s dream come true and the photos we took just show her pleasure to perfection. Seeing Mist working just shows us how much work goes into every episode of Mist. We spent the next day at Morte Point reliving the episodes! Ella also loved the experience of handling a Harris Hawk at the age of three!
We’ll continue to recommend this experience to everyone we meet.
Hello David,
We attended your display at Dunster Castle on 19 July 2011 and it was the high point of our brief holiday to Somerset and Devon. We want to return to the West Country next year and attend one of your displays at Borough Farm.
Do you know if Jonathan has recovered his Golden Eagle and his Gyr Falcon? We are worried about the lost birds.
Again, thanks for providing us with a wonderful time this week at the Dunster display.
Jim and Leslie Freeman
Arundel, West Sussex
Hi, everyone at Borough farm, we came to your display on 6th July and it was superb. Thank you, all your team and Johnathan for such a fantastic evening. My 4 year old was thrilled to have the hawk fly to him, and meeting Mist was the highlight of his holiday - and has watched the DVD and programme non stop since we got home. He is still confused why the sheep didn’t talk though!!
Thank you so much. The Cunninghams
hi, i was at 13th of july display thought it was fantastic!! defenately be back next year
and to jonnathan his falconry was great aswell it was my nephew who had to run with a fake rabbit and the harris hawk had to try and get it.
thanks for a great display, callum cook
Thank-you for a fantastic evening, well worth what we paid. I especially loved seeing Jake and must admit I cried when I saw him as he is the spitting image of one of our beloved Collies that we lost in April. All the dogs where fantastic, you and your family were all so welcoming even though the weather was awful. It was an experience that my husband and I won’t forget and will be back again next year to hopefully see Colin taking his turn. Thanks again keep up the good work and good luck in any forthcoming trials. The Hangers x
Hi,we came to your display last week, 29th June, whilst on holiday from sunny Scotland and can safely say it was the highlight of our trip. All of us adore the milkshake series and your books. My three children adore mist and I’ve proudly framed the picture of them with, (but have to say that we do love Jake the best!). We hope to see you again next year.
Hi,
We came to your display last wed,(29th june). Had an absolutely fantastic time. Our son George is a massive fan and was so excited to see and speak to the boss, and to meet Jake and Mist. Secretly, I think my husband and I were just as excited! Will hopefully be back next year! Thank you, Louise
My wife Wendy and I visited on 22 June and had a wonderful time. We will come again at our next visit to our caravan. Thank you.
Graham June 22nd 2011 at 6.00pm on holiday from High Wycombe, Bucks.
What a great evening at Borough Farm enjoying the Sheep Dog demos and Falconry display.
Having read Davids Books and meeting him and his wife personally added a wonderful additional perspective to the evening.
Next year, I’ll be bringing the grandchildren with me.
Brilliant evening, many thanks
Graham
hi, while we were on holiday in devon we came to the sheepdog and falconry displays. we really enjoyed it it was a little windy and cold but we all had a hot drink which warmed us up. over all it was a great evening thank you.
We thought the lambing days were terrific (move over Kate Humble) . We saw twin lambs being born, when you live in St Helens, Merseyside its somethinhg you don’t see everyday! We visited on the 14th and enjoyed it so much we came back on the 15th. We especially enjoyed meeting all the pups and are glad they have all settled in new homes. We knew Colin would end up stopping at Borough Farm - he’s just so cute!! I am sure Colin and Zola will grow to be fine sheepdogs. Hope to visit in the Summer.
Hi Everyone
Whilst on holiday we visited the farm on Lambing Open day, what a memorable experience as I had the opportunity of holding newly born lambs and seeing a lamb being born. After talking to you and your wife you very kindly bought Mist and Jake to meet us which enabled us to video the occasion.
Hello you all at Borough Farm
We visited your lambing open day on Borough Farm and it was great,we loved to see the David Debbie the kids the dogs and ofcourse the sheep and their newborn’s it has been a great day for us,we made the Boroughwoods walk and enjoyed it very much, we hope to come back in July see you then
kind regards Martin and Yvonne from Holland
We were on holiday last week and came to see the lambs. But best of all i got to meet Mist ,Jake and the Boss,ihad my photo taken and mummy and daddy bought me a dvd which i havn’t stopped watching since!! Best day ever!! lots of love to all the dogs from Tamzin (age 6)
I have read all your books and we own all the “Mist” series…just love them my family and I!! We too raise Border Collies and have experienced some of the same situations in ranching or farming as you would put it.
Wish I was there to have helped you rope that lamb on the cliffs, I am a pretty good roper as I have done so for about 30 + years with cattle and some sheep.
Good luck with your farm and hope to get over to that past of the world soon.
Harold
Just finished reading “A Shepard’s Watch” and “The Dogs of Windcutter Down” and am so relived to find your web page that tells me you made it! Congratulations on your success with farming and other ventures. My husband and I will take a trip to Devon next year to see the display. In the meantime we enjoy our border collie Tess and her successes with frisbie contests. Not quite sheep, we know…….
Ever since I bought my first B.C. I have wanted to take herdong classes and teach my dog how to herd. However, my first dog, Glynn, had absolutely no interest in herding. ( I put him on sheep when he was 18 months.) Then I rescued an amazingly lovely dog, Brody, who was too old and injured to even think of putting to sheep. I now am the proud owner of another B.C. who has from the getgo had the ‘eye’. It wasn’t intil he was 5 years that I was able to find a herding class, close by to take him to, to see if indeed he is able to be trained as a sheep dog. The lady that runs the class is amazed at how good he is. We have had 3 classes (once a week, and no place to practice) For 15 years I have wanted to learn how to train my B.C. how to herd, so it is with a great deal of excitement that I am taking this class. Your book has helped my to read my dog better and to understand how to guide him to do the job he and I are eager to learn. I will turn 70 on my next birthday and my greatest hope is that I will become a ’shepherd’ before I die!! Thank you for such a beautiful book. Patricia
PS. I live in Florida, so your book has been bought by the local library!
I have just found this page and think it is brilliant. I didn’t think that Borough Farm was the real name of the farm and am shocked. I am glad that you have put on about the dogs, my kids and my husband and me love the tv series that has been on 5 and infact we have just bought a border collie puppy that they have named Mist after the program to replace our 12 year old dog that we lost last year, I’m hoping to train her to fetch the cows.
I’m sorry to hear about Swift. I hope that you do follow on the series, Mist is the kids favourite dog, but I think that Jake is brilliant and he reminds of Bob (another collie that we had years ago) he was a big kid and used to fetch branches to throw rather than sticks
Sadly haven’t made it down yet but just wanted to say thank you for many happy hours spent watching all the DVD’s with my daughter.
She loves animals and gets so much out of them.
Best of all so do I, i find them lovely and so, so funny. The humour in them tickles me pink, very Pythonesque in places, in fact i get funny looks from her due to laughing so much!!
thanks for all the happy times, hope to make it down this year
Hi there David and your doggies, I’m almost three and my brother is 11 months old and we visited your farm in August with our Mummy & Daddy and friends and were delighted to meet Mist also and see Jake and little Alfie in action with their duck friends. I never stop talking about you all, especially stroking Mist and playing on the hay too with my little north devon buddies Amber & Jasmine. My Grandadjohn has a sheepdog from a working farm in the Lake District which is the double of Jake, called Ben, he’s lovely too. We live all the way in Hastings and hope to be back again soon! Cuddles for all the doggies, love Ruby-jude & Fynn
Hello from Vancouver Island, Canada! Our 16-month old daughter just became a huge Mist fan after we checked out a DVD from our local library. She wants to watch “Doggie movie” all day. We’ll definitely be looking for the others in the series! My Mum grew up in a village in Somerset. I love listening to the dogs and other animals (and the “boss”!) speak with the local accent. The films are very well done. We love the humour! Maybe we’ll be able to visit someday.
We first met David and Mist at a sheepdog display last summer at Dunster castle which we enjoyed immensely. Since then we have become avid followers of Mist and her friends - we watch them on Five and have 2 dvds. Have just discovered your website - we think its fab - its lovely to be able to follow the goings on at Borough Farm. We’ve noted the lambing dates and will be making a trip down from Southampton to see you then. Best wishes to all the lovely sheepdogs.
i bet every one says they are your biggest fan but i realy am i am 11 years old and have all your your mist dvds and when i grow up i am going have 8 dogs with the same names.i have not been yet but we are hoping to come and i realy amd looking forward to it
from lucy
Me and my brother Ben love watching Mist and the other dogs on TV. I love Ernie and Gail, Ben’s favourite is Gail and Mummy’s favourites are Jake and Mist, Daddy’s favourite is Jake. We have only just discovered your website and found that we’ll be able to visit your farm, but disappointed that we’ll have to wait until April!! Can’t believe we missed you at Mole Valley in December! We live in North Devon too so will be able to come often!! I am 4 years old. I am looking forward to meeting all the dogs.
I’m a huge fan, and loved the books and the TV series, I have a collie myself, so share your obession with these wonderful creatures.
We have just booked this years holiday - a trip to Woolacombe - so we will be visiting to watch a display in June.
Good luck with this years lambing - hope the winter has been kind to you and the flock!!
Just finished “The Dogs of Windcutter Down” with my neighbours sheepdpg sat at my feet! What an amazing story and now trying to convince the husband to take a trip to Devon!
Just Brilliant - Kids came every week during the summer holidays and October half-term. Not sure who enjoyed it most us or the kids! Really helped our elsdest daughter with her fear of dogs - by the end she was volunteering for everything. Recommend the cakes - fantastic. Just looking at lambing days now - I can see a trip to Devon in April!!!
I visited with a group of friends and their children on Wed 27th October and, like many others, we were not sure what to expect. It was a fantastic afternoon and for us ‘townies’ it is a rare treat to spend an afternoon watching a different type of industry in action. The dogs were fantastic and David’s entertaining character adds to the event. We were also really chuffed that we got to walk around your farm and learn more about your lifestyle and sheep farming in North Devon. Long may you continue to be successful with both sheep farming and sharing your experiences with the rest of us. Shan x
Thank you so much for making the last display a week later this year. For the last few years we have missed the display by a week, then last year we came a week early & thought that, finally, we would get to see the display, only for it to be rained off! Not entirely sure what I was expecting but it was well worth the wait & I can only hope that next year you will be holding more displays during September. Thank you again, Diana & Graeme
We are the wardens at the nearby Brook Lea Caravan Club Site at West Down, we came to the display on 1/9/10, enjoyed it tremenously. Usually when we have seen sheep dog displays in the past they have just been in a small arena, but when you sent Mist and Jake across the fields to fetch the herd of sheep it was amazing.
I have a great niece who is nearly 3 and watches Mist on the telly so I bought her the puppy DVD she will love it
Thank you so much for a great evenings entertainment
Hi David and family, My husband brought me down to see your wonderful dog display on the 8th Sept as part of my 50th birthday celebrations, and we had the most brilliant time. I love to see dogs working and you made it such fun. Meeting Mist and Jake afterwards was a huge highlight for me,they are a great credit to you. My two dogs who came along were also fascinated. Hope to see you all again next year.
Hi David,
thanks a lotttttttt!
I would just like to reccomend this to all the people and children looking on this website.
I went to see the dogs and we loved every bit of it. Thank you for my pawtograph Mist even though I have already told you that in my other message.
I love you all lots.
xxxxx
We came to see your show on the 8th september 2010 this year, the last show of the season, we thought it was great, so funny expecially edward getting it all wrong, the show its self was overwhelming really knowing now what work has to go in to training your dogs to be as good as Jake and Mist, a really enjoyable evening and a must for another return if im in the area….( im from staffordshire)
Kind regards
maxine and vince…
Thank you for the Blog posts. We are in the US and faithfully order Mist DVDs each time thet are produced. My daughter adores the movies and shows. We adore border collies & have one; they are amazing. Ordering your DVDs, reading your book and reading/watching DVDs about border collie training has helped us provide a better life for our adopted “crazy” border collie (she is quite normal and happy now). Our dream is to travel to see a display!
Finally made it to your last show of the season. So very impressive, and such a delight to see David and his lovely family, and of course, the stars of the show, Mist and Jake. Could it be time for a new book?here’s hoping. Kind regards to all at Borough Farm.
We came to your display with our cousins last Wednesday. This is our 3rd time and it just gets better and better. We want to book our holiday for next year. Adam was very envious when your son went off on the Quad Bike to open the gates! We were amazed at the patience of Mist and the paw signing. The cakes were lovely - Alice and Adam watched all episodes of the Piggy Sue DVD when we got back to the caravan. Thanks and see you next year. Alice (10) and Adam (8) Amy (10) and Sadie (7)
I came to the Borough farm shhepdog and Falconry displays on Wednesday. I loved every bit of it. I met Mist as well. She pawprinted my book, The dogs of Windcutter down. Thank you very much for talking to me and my dad David. I loved it and I hope to come again.
Hi. Having promised Rachel we would travel down to attend one of your displays one day, we made it yesterday and it exceeded our expectations. It was wonderfull for the children to watch and meet their television heroes and for me to see such a great display watching dogs working and enjoying what they are bred to do.
We will certainly visit again.
Many Thanks
Jane x
me and my mother came down to mortehoe in the horrible weather last week and we were happy to see that you were doing the displays again, it was a lovely display and a nice atmosphere we enjoyed seeing the dogs it was good all round! rebecca
We came to see your display on 18 August while we were staying in Somerset and it was the absolute highlight of our holiday. Our daughter already loves Mist and the other dogs on the TV and their characters were equally lovable in real life.
As with an earlier comment, we thought the sheepdog display was on its own excellent value for money, the falconry was fascinating and an added bonus.
Thank you to everyone for all the hard work that must go into putting a display like that together. The tea and cakes were very welcome and completely delicious! We will recommend (and have already) to friends and family.
A wonderful experience on the 18th. Magical to see the dogs showing how clever they are,and their rapport with David.Not forgetting little Alfie. Will visit again.
We came to see the display on August 11th and it was wonderful as usual. Our daughters face lit up when the dogs appeared from the landrover! It is so lovely to see the dogs at work and we congratulate you for keeping everything so calm while Jonathon went to find his falcon (so pleased he did).We look forward to seeing the lambing at easter and the next series of the sheepdog tales!
Thankyou again, the Allen family
Thank you for an absolutely wonderfull display last wednesday. The charm of the television programme was replicated ten fold in the reality. The boss himself welcomed us with a beaming smile and natural charm. You have managed to retain the feeling of a pastime shared as if we were friends just calling by, with a cup of tea and delicious home made cake, the whole show managed by the family. How refreshing! The falconry was good too, but the Mist show would stand on it’s own at the same price - that’s what we all came to see. The 400 mile day round trip was worth it despite the rain. Love to all the dogs and the Kennard family.
Hi Everyone at Borough Farm. I travelled from Northern Ireland to see Mist and the others on 21 July. The display was wonderful, Jake was amazing with the ducks and Mist couldn’t have done better. Such a warm welcome and hospitality too. I hope to return one day to Devon and see you again. Many thanks and best wishes for a long and happy future. More DVD’s please. They make such charming entertainment.
We came to the display on 18th August and it was brilliant. We were all very excited to be at Borough Farm and to see the dogs and “The Boss”. Erin was thrilled to take part in Jake’s duck display. It was a very special time and well worth the long journey. Thank-you.
hi i first met Gail swift Ernie fern and Greg and David 6 years ago when i was on holiday with my mam and dad we all really enjoyed the display and we brought the book of you David signed the book for me 1 was 11 at the time i am now 17 and have got two of the DVDs and sill enjoy them hope to come and see them all again soon Hannah
We visited on Wed 11th and were impressed with the sheepdog show. We had been watching the Ch5 series so it was very exciting to see Mist and Jake in action. We were also staying in a holiday let right by Mortehoe and saw you out herding the sheep on your quad bike and the dogs in action - really exciting!
We will be back again!
p.s. - at the show the white falcon flew off and didn’t come back - did you manage to retrieve it - we’ve been looking out for it ever since!!!!?
Magical. That one word describes how we all felt about our recent visit on the 18th August - to see Jake. I know we should put Mist at the top of the list but we really came to see Jake at work ….or play !!
Mist is very special of course but there is something about Jakey boy that just keeps us all laughing and even without the voiceover - his unique character came shinning through whilst he rounded up the ducks during the show.
We live a long way away and there are lots of miles between our home and the farm but the memory of our visit will stay with us for many years to come.
Long life and good health to the wonderful people and collies, sheep and ducks at Borough Farm.
From Rheanna Morgan and her Mummy and Daddy (Jake’s biggest fans!!)
Hello
Thank you for the display last night. It was really good and we loved all the dogs and thought they were fun. We thought the boss was very kind and patient. We really enjoyed meeting Mist, Jake and Alfie and thank you very much for letting us have Mist’s pawprint. We have watched the latest DVD today and it is brilliant.
We would love to come and see you again.
Love Matt & Poppy xxx
We first met Mist, Eddie & Jake (oh & David too!) at Stowford Meadows on Monday 2nd August. We enoyed the display so much that we visited Borough farm on August 4th. We had a great time and will visit again when we are next in Devon. We have enjoyed watching Mist on Channel 5 and were able to complete our DVD collection. Looking forward to another series on TV.See you all next year, Alana & Aimee.
Have been meaning to catch one of your displays for ages and finally got to visit last evening (August 18th). I wasn’t disappointed. Great for all ages. Such a friendly atmosphere. Will be along again, maybe bringing my own Collie, Meg, to see if she can pick up some tips. Many thanks.
Hello,
We came to your display last Wednesday and had a fantastic time. It was the best day of our holiday and meeting Mist and the boss was brilliant. We also really loved seeing Jake and we think he is a star.
We will definitely be back and mummy and daddy say they would recommend anyone to come along to your Wednesday evenings at the farm.
Thank you, Caitlin and Danny.
A really impressive afternoon for all the family! Our three young children were enthralled, and will no doubt long remember the fun of the display and what they learned from it. We adults got just as much out of it too - we are border collie owners ourselves and it was fascinating to see this breed’s amazing skills so insighfully and sympathetically presented! Will be back again and again.
We went to the show on 4th August 2010. We had a fabulous time. Very much enjoyed seeing David with Jake, Eddy and Mist and the ducks. It was humourous and interactive. I had a lovely cuddle with Mist. The kids loved it too!
I also enjoyed the falconry show although I wasn’t especially expecting to. It was like stand up comedy with birds. Great cakes too! A great evening and good value for money. Thank you.
A truely fantastic evening. Abbi my 2 and a half year old is a total Mist fan, so when we found out we could see her in action we had to come. A brilliant evening, fun for all ages. Would come back again and again! Thank you all (humans and dogs) for making such a great evening out, the real highlight of her holiday! Now home, Abbi wont stop watching her dvds! Well done! xxx
Thank you so much for a great evening of education and entertainment.
We have been coming to Devon for a number of years, but this was the first time we had heard of you.
We have put a recommendation about you in the guestbook where we stayed.
See you again!
Stayed for a week at Woolacombe and missing our sheep dogs in Wales decided to visit the display. It turned out to be the highlight of the holiday. My dad has also read both of the books and couldn’t put them down. Thanks for a great evening. The tea and homemade cakes went down a treat too !!!
i love mist and the other dog i am ther biggist fan i now all the animals all ther names all the dogs and in my room i have lots of pics of wen i went to see mist i whant to live in devon and have border collis and all name them mist jake fern gail eddey fly swift and erney thank you for the best day of my whole live i reley whant to go bakc and see you agen.THANK YOU!
What a surprise! A puppy! Alfie’s adorable!
Dear David and family,
We would like to express our sincere sympathy for the sad loss of Swift. She was clearly a special dog who had a special talent. We have many treasured memories of her and lots of video and photos which we have taken during our visits to your displays.
Kindest regards
Andrew, Judith, Toby & Storm(our border collie)
We had an absolutely brillaint time at Borough Farm on Wed 21st July. We made mummy book our holiday in Devon so we could come and visit (all the way from Liverpool) and we loved meeting Fly,Alfie Jake Mist and Eddie. we stayed really late whey past our bedtimes and loved every minute, we went past the entrance to the farm several times more that week and kept asking to come again, but mum said that the dogs were out working in the fields! maybe next year……oh yes and the birds of prey were good too and I enjoyed holding a kestrel and taking part in the show with Jake and the holding a harris hawk.
Hellooo everybody! I Am the biggest fan of Border Collies and Devon, When i am older i want to live in devon and have lots of sheepdogs! I have been to one of the displays in 2008 at borough farm and enjoyed it so much! I Especially liked how Mist Just jumped onto me in front of the audience!! I Really liked the falconry display, Knock down the children! I got Mist’s book and her paw print, Hopefully will come and see a show next year. I Am sad to hear about Swift Miss Her Loads, Hollyy xx
I have been to the displays twice at Dunster and will be going again this year, with my small grand children.
I am lucky enough to live on Exmoor. David and Mist also came to our W.I. (Cutcombe) last year, along with Mist. Our members were thrilled with the visit, a very entertaining evening. I have all the books and dvds and am a huge fan. Our little ones really love the dogs.
The wonderful thing about David,is his empathy with and very genuine love and respect for his animals. It just shines through all the time! What a fabulous life his dogs enjoy!
So sorry to learn of Swift passing on- you must all miss her very much. What a great legacy she has left.
Many will walk in and out of our lives but only true friends will leave paw prints in our hearts.
God bless you SWIFT, So sadly missed xxx
im so sorry to her about swift ill miss her.In the 2nd one of mist sheepdog tails eddy said “your top dog” and she was top dog.miss her and i hope the other dogs are being good.
jade
You only have to watch the DVDs to see what a wonderful life Swift had but I am still very sorry for your loss all the same. Swift reminded me very much of our Border Collie. Our 2 year old boy is obsessed with Sheepdog Tales (he has watched some of the episodes so often that he actually says the script before the actors do!). Thank you for the pleasure that you have given through your dogs.
Goodbye Swift x
Very sad to hear the news,but happy to know she was so loved and had the best life a dog could have.
Goodbye, Swift, you’ll be sorely missed.
Swift！I am very sad.
But I can meet her with DVD.
Thank you Swift.
I am so very sorry to hear about your sad loss of swift,she will be greatly missed by everyone. my husband and i bought mists puppy tales on dvd by accident and have been avid fans ever since, we own 2 working collies (cow dogs),and bought the dvd when we got the puppy(who is 4). my 2 children are die hard fans and my eldest sam who is 3 cant wait to come to borough farm during the school holidays.
So sorry to hear about Swift, we have come to see the displays twice when we have been in Devon and love the Mist programmes, I am sure she will be greatly missed.
Hi
I am so glad I have found your site, my sons adore the series and I have to say I do too! The dogs are amazing and my eldest particularly loves Mist…. Everywhere we go he spots a collie and asks if it’s Mist, finally I can bring him to Borough Farm he won’t believe it! We look forward to seeing you in the school holidays, thank you
hi
we love your programmes we have watched all of them, are you going to do some more series. hope you do!! we really enjoy them we have watched them about 10times over!!
We visited Borough Farm on a very misty day last summer. The show was so limited that we travelled all the way from Padstow the following week. This time we were rewarded with brilliant sunshine and my wife Gaynor made very good friends with Jake. The boys were heard to say “He only ever does that with the family”. We had just lost our border collie but had our smooth haired collie with us. It was great to see all the characters which I hear my wife and daughter (aged 24) talk about and to see Mist working with Jake so far away. I would recommend this to any one who has seen the programme and reward you for all your hard work with the dogs and all the other characters at BOrough Farm.
Hope we might see you agin this year.
I Love your videos! I have a border collie and he looks just like mist but hes a boy and he is a frisby dog. I’m looking forward to season 5. I have never went to your display before but I hope to sometime.
I spent a wonderful day with david, his family, the dogs, the sheep and the other animals. It was one of the most enjoyable experiences of my life so far. I am an avid reader of davids books and a “mist” fanatic. I would just like to say, anyone who’s considering visiting borough farm, do t! You won’t regret it!
We were on our annual easter holiday in Woolacombe and were so excited to get the opportunity to get up close and personal to te lambing experience at borough farm. It was so brilliant, from seing a lamb being born to holding and feeding a tame lamb.
We do hope that it will become an annual event.
We always come down in the summer and see the sheepdog and falconry displays. We are all fans of the dogs and love the Mist series on t.v
Thanks for giving up your time and we look forward to coming down in the summer.
We all think you should do the BBCs lambing live next spring!!
Anna and Jennifer Allen and family
Hello to all at Borough Farm we are avid fans. My children love Mist and we have the ‘life of a working sheep dog’ and the book ‘Dogs of Windcutter Down.’ We have our own working collie(field trials) that we rescued from Border Collie Rescue in York. A great charity with really supportive workers. Please can you tell us what happened to Greg. Mentioned in the book but no photos on your website. Hoping to visit you one day but its a long way for us to come. Thank you for the wonderful programmes and all you do for the promotion of the Border Collie. They are truely our best friends. LOLXXXX
Hi David,
We visited Borough Farm for the first time on Bank Holiday Monday, our family had a wonderful time watching the lambs being born and meeting you and your sons. Our son Toby is a massive fan of Mist and the rest of the Borough farm pack. His face was an absolute picture when he realised that he was actually meeting “The Boss”, Mist and Jake!
We all thoroughly enjoyed learning more about Mist and the gang, and of course the sheep! Thank you for opening the farm at one of your busiest times, the time Toby got to spend with Mist, Jake and the boss was amazing, you have certainly made one little boys year!
We have some great photos of the day and look forward to seeing you all again in the summer.
Kindest regards,
Gavin, Bryony & Toby Sadler
HI, Never met David or the dogs, but have read all the books and watched all the DVDs now and loved them all.
Brilliant insight into shepherding life and hugely entertaining and the books exceptionally humurous - recommend them to everyone!
Thank you for sharing… Good luck with lambing.
Regards Denise
Hello,
Iám Yvonne, Me and my familie live in the
Netherlands.We have visited your displays
for two years once at Borough Farm and last
year at Dunster Castle it was great this
summer we are coming back to see the display
twice. We bought all of the Mist DVD’s and the
Year of the working sheepdog and we often see
your dogs and all the animals on the tv we love
them all very much.Did you film a fourth season?
We hope so!
We are looking forward to see you in August,
Greetings from Martin and Yvonne
Hello, myself & my husband have been coming to Devon Mortehoe for the last 18 yrs. We have visited your sheepdog & falconry displays sometimes twice during our fortnights stay. With the weather such as it is, we find the best weather is during the first 2 wks of September, along with many others. Our biggest disappointment is finding your displays have finished & wondered if you had ever thought about continuing them throughout the September. Just a thought ! Look forward to your reply
Hi, We live in Indiana, in the US and have enjoyed your books, “Shepherd’s Watch,” and “The Dogs of Windcutter Down.” Are there any other similar books out there (by David Kennard!) that we haven’t read? Are there any in development?
Hi
Just a quick note to say how much we enjoyed ourselves at your display yesterday. We had such a good time and made a trip from the faraway New Forest worth it! You really are a special team! Thanks again, Nina