| I STARTED IN HILL SHEEP FARMING AT THE AGE OF 15 IN 1969 LEARNING ABOUT SHEEP, DOGS AND DRY STONE WALLING, MOSTLY 7 DAYS A WEEK, 12 TO 16 HOURS A DAY. I FIRST BORROWED A DOG UNTIL I SAVED UP 25 POUNDS, (A MONTH'S WAGES) FOR MY FIRST DOG ( DON ) A WALLED EYED 18 MONTH OLD DOG FROM SCOTLAND BY WALKER'S CRAIG. I TRAINED THIS DOG UNTIL IT COULD GATHER 1000 ACRES OF HILL AND MOORS, WITH THE HELP OF LISTENING, WORKING AND GETTING ADVICE FROM THE EXPERIENCED HANDLERS IN THOSE DAYS. I GOT THE BUG. I HAD TO LEARN ABOUT HANDLING AND TRAINING THESE DOGS FAST, TO BE ABLE TO BE A GOOD HILL SHEPHERD. APART FROM NEARLY 5 YEARS IN THE ARMY, I HAVE TRAINED AND KEPT DOGS EVER SINCE, IN ENGLAND, IRELAND AND NEW ZEALAND AND I ALSO WENT TO AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE GETTING A DIPLOMA IN ANIMAL HUSBANDRY ( SHEEP, BEEF AND DAIRY ) I WAS ALSO AN ANIMAL HUSBANDRY ANDANIMALSCIENCES TECHNICIAN FOR PPL THERAPEUTICS (WHO CLONED DOLLY THE SHEEP) NOT ALL MY DOGS HAVE TURNED OUT SPECIAL BUT ALOT OF THEM HAVE. HOWEVER I AM HAPPY TO TRAIN MY DOGS MOST DAYS AND ENTER TRIALS AND ABLE TO BUY, TRAIN, AND SELL SOME NICE DOGS AND FIND GOOD DOGS FOR OTHER PEOPLE. WE ALSO BREED PUPS WITH QUALITY PARENTS WITH SUPERB WORLD CLASS PEDIGREES.WE HAVE HAD VERY GOOD SUCCESS WITH OUR PUPS, SHOWING POWER, GREAT CHARACTER, NATURAL ABILITY WITH EASE OF TRAINING, WILL TO PLEASE AND STAMINA. WE TAKE ALOT OF CARE WHEN CONSIDERING THE COMBINATIONS AND PLAN WELL IN ADVANCE, WHICH HAS WORKED WELL FOR US. WE HAVE PUPS IN SPAIN, USA, CANADA , GERMANY, THE NETHERLANDS, BELGIUM FINLAND, FRANCE, SWITZERLAND ETC.. WE HAVE QUALITY KENNELS WITH RUBBER RAISED FLOORS WITH NEW ROOFING. WE DO NOT COMPETE IN MANY TRIALS BUT PREFER TRAINING YOUNG DOGS, WE ARE BUILDING UP THE NUMBERS IN OUR FLOCK OF SHEEP AND KEEPING THE QUALITYAND ALWAYS LOOKING FOR MORE LAND. OUR PREFIX (HYBECK) IS OFFICIALLY REGISTERED WITH THE ISDS |
