ABOUT THE BORDER TERRIER. By Verite Reily Collins.

(1997) ND later reprint. Large 8vo (177 x 261mm). Pp208. Colour and b/w photographs, illustrations. Laminated boards with border terrier photograph.

This is a well thought of manual on the border terrier. "As well as a history of the breed, it includes many anecdotes, humorous and touching, about Border Terriers and their owners. Chapters dealing with practical topics include a detailed one on travelling with dogs, and Steve Dean and Johanna Farrer have contributed chapters on breeding and agility respectively. ...Verite Reily Collins hopes that her book will help you to decide whether this delightful terrier, bred for work and retaining all its working instincts, is the right dog for you." Chapters include: A basic history; The Breed Standard: some famous kennels; Do you really want to own a Border?; Looking after your Border; Visiting the vet; Breeding Borders; At the end; Working Borders; Showing Borders; Obedience and agility with Borders; Travelling with Borders; Border tales; Borders abroad; Border clubs. This copy carries only the original publication date of 1997 but is actually a later reprint. The first edition is identified by several things including the illustrated laminated boards, the useful addresses section not including any web addresses, and, the bibliography and useful addresses being listed in the incorrect order on the contents page. Later reprints corrected this minor error.