The History of the Australian Working Border Collie Registry Mission Statement: To substantiate the provenance of a pedigree, to foster and promote pure bred working Border Collies within Australia, and to maintain a continuum of fine breeding records for that purpose and moreover to assist breeders and owners in promoting the breed. Article by Tricia Thomas - Registrar AWBCR
I first became aware of the working Border Collie in 1985. My partner Guy had purchased a young bitch Glensloy Jan A0008 (Bengeo Scamp T446 x Carra 106115 ISDS) from Allan Gordon ‘Glensloy’ Young as a sheep dog. He had just relocated from Northern Queensland to Ellerston in the Upper Hunter NSW and he needed a sheep dog to assist him with the work. She was black and white, smooth coated with prick ears; a mating with Alibi the Boss A0014 (Tony McCallum’s Boss) produced Woollys Bingo A0001 in 1991. Thus commencing our own line of Woollys Border Collies, but that is another story.
Crawfords Beatrix A0909 with a litter of Woollys Pup
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Previously I thought all Border Collies were black and white, long coated and show dogs, with semi erect ears. The more we learnt about Jan’s ability and pedigree the more dedicated to the bred we became. They are without doubt a versatile and resilient working animal. Their intelligence and adaptability ranks them as one of the most trainable breeds of dog world-wide. During the summer of 1995-96 I was investigating the possibility of sending dogs to the US for a friend, when it became apparent that there was an issue with proving the pedigree and provenance of the Australian strain of working
