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Title: SHEEP DOG, the

Reference number: 6634

Date: 1950 - 1952

Production company: Waverley Production

Sound: silent

Original format: 16mm

Colour: bw

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 10.04 mins

Description: Amateur overview of sheep dog trials held in Braidburn Valley, Midlothian.

Shotlist: Title, Taken by kind permission of Sir Louis Gumley Lord Provost of Edinburgh at Sheep Dog Trick Braidburn Valley. Featuring Mr J.M.Wilson British International Champion and his dogs Nell, Phil, Betty, Roy (0.29) c/u mans face (0.32) Film kindly supplied by Oswald Barclay CBE DL JP. From inborn sagacity and obedience to man's call the Scottish Collie has proved to be the shepherd's ideal servant in the difficult task of rounding up his flocks on the wide hill ranges of Scotland..... (more intertitles) (1.33) crowds queuing for admission, pan crowd on slope (1.56) 'OFF' (1.57) sheep dog in action (2.00) The dog gathers the sheep directed by call and whistle from his distant master (2.08) gvs same (2.32) On to the second gate (2.35) gvs same (2.59) the third gate (3.01) gvs same (3.14) Eyes for the sheep, ears for the master (3.18) sheep dog in action (3.28) Another competitor (3.30) gvs same (3.36) Sheep are 'ringed' in a given circle (3.40) gvs same (3.53) Two marked sheep must be 'shed' or separated from the rest (4.00) gvs same (4.17) Shedding one sheep (4.19) gvs same (4.31) Penning (4.32) gvs same (4.45) Each competitor finds his own difficulties in penning (4.52) gvs same (5.39) An excellent shedding of one sheep (5.43) sheep in action (6.10) A perfect run buy the champion (6.13) sheep in action intercut with c/u shepherd as he whistles instructions (8.42) shepherd with his dogs, clapping them (8.54) Ready for home (8.57) dogs jump into boot of car (9.05) Prizes are presented by Lady Gumley (9.10) gvs same (9.59) The End (10.04)