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McCaig, Donald.

Mr. and Mrs. Dog : our travels, trials, adventures, and epiphanies / Donald McCaig.

Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2013.

193 pages ; 24 cm

McCaig draws on twenty-five years of experience raising sheepdogs to vividly describe his-- and his dogs June and Luke's-- unlikely progress toward and participation in the World Sheepdog Trials in Wales. Along the way, he relays sage advice, straightforward dog-training tips, and anecdotes of the life experiences that set him on the long road to the Welsh trial fields.

McCaig, Donald -- Travel.

Border collie -- Training.

Human-animal relationships.

Mister and Misses Dog

West Texas -- The education of a dog man -- Overcoming the home court advantage -- Mr. and Mrs. Dog -- What your dog is trained to do and why -- The trainer's trainer -- A desperate gamble -- The e-collar -- Mrs. Dog buys our ticket -- Behaviorism -- Positive trainer Pat Miller -- The last dog still standing -- Listing to Dr. Dodman -- Some epiphanies -- Ethology -- Drives -- A thousand yards -- One more river to cross -- "That's a good boy" -- "It can't have been easy to arrange -- Welsh roads (a rant) -- Hafod Bridge -- Fifteen minutes of fame -- The standard -- The dogs' Sabbath -- The parade of flags and dogs -- Bad sheep -- Eternity in an hour -- Only a dog -- Your dog -- First friends -- The double lift.

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