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.
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 Archie. 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