Albert Payson Terhune (Lassie, Lad a dog ) Collie home movies Audio Roger Eno

[fmazzar]

really wonderful video....our dogs are so important in our lives and to have them recorded on video is a gift of technology...what is the music? I like it and it goes well with the pictures.

[fennario99]

@Stellas1969 There's a Gathering at Sunnybank every year. It's a long way from me, but I keep up via the newsletters and the website. :) Youtube won't let me post the link...google "Sunnybank collies" ;)

[Christheatheist1]

The story of Lad and his contemporaries were a huge part of my childhood. Thank you so much for this video.

[Stellas1969]

I never knew there were so many people who loved Albert Payson Terhune & Lad! We need a club so we can attend and talk about them and cry. I just love them sooo much! I read a lot of dog books, but Lad is my fav!



[Stellas1969]

I can't believe I actually get to see the real Lad in a home movie!! I read this book about 1,000 times as a girl, I am now 60 and still read it!! THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS. I love Lad!

[wolfmare50]

I was immersed in his books as a child- wrote the then president Johnson to please help save the homestead- grew up near by and spent many days growing into adult hood visiting the graves and resting by the lakeside. Thank you so very much for this...I have never been so touched.

debora

[RiverRunsThruHere]

Well I have been looking at youtube videos for a long time... but i have never had to get up and leave the room to go compose myself...until i watched the Terhunes with their Sunnybank collies. I read all his books over & over when i was young and I recently found "Lad a Dog" for my Nook so i'm enjoying his adventures once again....also googled Sunnybank and discovered Terhune Memorial Park and hope to visit someday. Thank you sooo much for posting this. It truly touched my heart.

[Stellas1969]

@RiverRunsThruHere Are you kidding me??? I'm going to google Terhune Memorial Park and Sunnybank, I want to go! I have an English Springer Spaniel right now. But will always always always love Lad!

[fennario99]

@RiverRunsThruHere You can find the out-of-print books on ebay, often pretty cheap...I've got a whole shelf of them now. :) I still like them as much as I did when I was 10...he wasn't really writing for kids anyway.

[instantkarma43]

My grandmother is his niece, and I get the occasional story about him. 

[57910vltava]

thanks... I'd never seen these, and as a fan of Terhune I truly appreciate your posting them.

[dogrose6]

Thank you so much for posting this magical video. The music is perfect. I read Terhune's books over andover as a child, dreaming of having an understanding with my dog the way he had with his... He really taught me to appreciate and respect the minds of dogs as individuals and members of a species with unique gifts to share with people. Thank you again. I wonder what Terhune is saying, wish I was a good lip reader!

[ashherrin]

Aw Tippy doesn't want to hold still and pose:D

[fennario99]

10 views a thousandfold and climbing. :)

I didn't know these existed and it's all so familiar from reading those books so many times for so many years, it was like magic seeing this. Thanks so much for posting!

[pauladowling]

As a child, I read all of the Terhune books and this video actually gave me the biggest lump in my throat! Thank you for sharing.

[RurisCollie]

OMG - this is totally amazing!!! Thank you so much for posting it!!!

(Yes, I am a long tine Collie owner! :)

[FCCompliant]

Yes, I was blessed by three and they are/were fabulous as all dogs are. We are privilaged to be their keepers. Love and miss you - Tracy Boy, Saylor Girl and Alaska Bear "Allie". You ment so much to me and helped me through so many storms - is it ok that I might not get a collie again - I miss you too much?!

[susansname]

This is magical. My favorite childhood book was a dog-eared (ahem) copy of "Lad, A Dog." One of the best things about the internet is that, when we are curious enough to google a topic, we can come upon little gems like this.

I like to think that one of the collies in this film is Lad, who was the love of my life when I was eight years old. May he dream of Sunnybank.

[scrubjay93]

I love this video--I hope he is with his collies now.

[purplepimpernel]

In my life I've had cats & dogs nearly 25 years & I loved them everyone. I had a little moggie who we raised & her brother & sister & of the 3 I came to love her the most. She was the runt and their mother abandoned tem the day they were born. We raised them from that day onwards. Luckily I was able to get all me needed at the new Petsmart store. I lost my little moggie Bee to kidney disease when she was 7. I had her cremated because I didn't want her in a common grave

[Jeffersen08]

collie love is forever love

[bifferreggieroman]

Thanks so much, I am a big fan, influenced by Lad when I was a child. I've had/have three collies, best dogs ever. APT wrote about a halcyon time and life that seems a beautiful dream.

[blackgoldrockstar]

I never get tired of Lad: A Dog-Thanks!

[Colliehunter]

Finding this video was magical! I had no idea anything like it existed, and I watched it over and over....I was temporarily transported to a place and time I never really thought I'd get to see, but always wished I could, and I wanted to stay there with Bert and Anice, the temperamental Persian Cat, and the beautiful Sunnybank Collies. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for sharing this with all of us who have read the books and fallen under the spell of Sunnybank and its inhabitants.

[margotdarby]

Oh, no, everyone remembers Bert Terhune!

[MANGOANGELO]

ONLY 10 VIEWS? I'VE WATCHED IT 10 TIMES!!! THANK YOU.

I OWN AN ORIGINAL COPY OF "LAD, A DOG", WITH THE COVER STILL ON.

[MANGOANGELO]

THANK YOU SO MUCH, " LAD A DOG " ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS EVER, SO WONDERFUL TO SEE " THE MASTER & THE MISTRESS" WITH THEIR COLLIES AND AND CAT ETC.

[Azonche]

This where it started..I have read all the books( my mother had them all) I look at this in awe..I have a blue merle female( she just turned 18 months) and is everything you could want.

[danfirecairns]

@Azonche I read all the APT books, as well as, any other dog/horse story I got my hands on when I was in elem. school. Then, as I got older, I 'graduated' to Zane Grey...lol!

[Rocit63]

Thank you so much for sharing this!

[deneicy]

Loved this. Recd from our most recent collie breeder of my 5th collie.

[catmagic29]

Thanks so much! I've been a Terhune fan for decades, and this really brings it home!

[rchelle87]

This is treasure. First I find out the dogs I read about are real, then I find pictures of them on the internet. Now I get to watch them play and be naughty. I have a collie, blue Merle like Dawn, and a personality like Lad's. And he is so lovely, like Bruce the Beautiful and has bad collie eyes like Fair Ellen.

Do people know they can visit Sunnybank and help to keep this place up? Thank you for the video so much.

[baragermyrna579]

Thank you so much for sharing. There was a collie waiting when I came home from the hospital as a newborn and I have loved them since. Been reading about the Sunnybank Collies since I first started reading when I was 4 or 5.

[kbyrd101]

Beautiful and so heartfelt

[softerimage]

Thanks for this video. Brought back memories of my now passed on collie. Unfortunately I am between collies right now- I can't wait to get another of these beautiful, loving friends.

[sydneyhope]

Wow, what a great video! I live up the road from Sunnybank & was lucky enough about 10 years ago on a rainy afternoon to see what I believe to be the ghost of Bruce, one of Terhune's collie. It ignored us completely and walked with a purpose then disappeared into a field. We searched for it & it was gone and we should have been able to find it easily in the recently mowed grass. I will never forget that. When I later saw a picture of Bruce it had the same expression as this dog. Ghost dog?

[ChelseaEAllen21]

This is so amazing!! I bought my first Terhune book and became an avid collector when I was only about 8 years old (about 15 years ago) - I found it in an antique/used book shop and it had a picture of a collie engraved on the front - I was spellbound from the first! This little film is such a lovely and unexpected treasure! Thank you, to whomever found and preserved it!

[pomptonhillbilly]

I live in Pompton Lakes and love to go sit at Sunnybank and try to imagine what it was like. I remember the rose gardent that is no longer there.. But it is still a beautiful park..

[Leighbee57]

WOW!!! Brilliant and Inspiring for one who visits on a regular basis!

[legacyofhope]

Thank you for sharing this wonderful footage! I read and reread all of his books as a child and loved and adored collies all my life. I have been blessed to have had 4 collies - my first was a Christmas collie I received my 5th Christmas. I named him Champ. I would grow up and have 3 more along the way - Courtney, Captain and Rebel. There is no collie in my life now, but my heart will always adore this breed.

[Smoothies0722]

I am a huge fan of APT and the Sunnybank collies! Thank you so much for sharing this!!!

[damaccammon]

I absolutely LOVED the video. Had no idea anything like this existed. I have 2 blue merle males collies (Max and Marley). I read and began collecting Terhune's books as a pre-teen. After reading his works, nothing but a collie would do! Sunnybank is my power place and favorite place to be. Thank you SO MUCH for making this video available for those of us who consider Sunnybank, the Collies, and the Terhunes as Sacred.

[408knw]

Our greatest dogs have been Shepherd mixes; but I've read the Terhune Collie books -- and find that they and the Alsatian lineage have much in common. Loved the books as my father always told me I would. Thank you for posting these fabulous clips!

[KiltyCeilidhGlenn]

Loved this video..I also have three collies..They are the most gentle, sensitive and loving animals..not to mention most beautiful.

[collieultimo]

Great footage, great art montage, very very well edited. Thank You for letting us share and fife stars for You.

I love collies, I have now my third collie, I cannot imagine a life without.

[hearfty]

This is Awesome!!!!

[stevesladd]

This is just beautiful; I'm a big fan. I have 4 shelties but hope one day to have a Collie !

[709karl1]

this is an incredible video, I had no idea something like this existed, we have 2 collies now,this shows Terhune's genuine love for the dogs.Thanks!!!!

[709karl1]

this is an incredible video, I had no idea that anything like this existed...we are owners of two collies, It was said that Terhune merely exploited the dogs without real affection, this is live disproof (a real word?) of that. THank you!!!! 

[709karl1]

this is an incredible video, I had no idea that anything like this existed...we are owners of two collies, It was said that Terhune merely exploited the dogs without real affection, this is live disproof (a real word?) of that. THank you!!!!

[freedomsmom]

five stars I'd give it TEN if I could. I have loved collies my whole LIFE and yes I have been blessed with being loved BY them:>)

[Rocit63]

This was wonderful! Thank you so much for sharing it!

[patcasken]

What an emotional experience! I visit Sunnybank at least twice a year, and it's lovely to see how little it has changed. And to see some of the collies and Bert himself in action - thrilling! Anyone out there who can read lips and might be able to tell us what he's saying in the closeup?

[cblafferty]

For those who know and love the work of Albert Payson Terhune, this is a priceless gift. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

[glisinski]

How absolutely wonderful.  I am a former collie breeder and owner and began collecting APT books at age 7. I now own all but one. I never dreamed I would see a video of him. Thank you so much. This is as good as it gets. Kay McIntyre

[pasofilly]

I have two beautiful rough coat collies. Monte and Montessa

I have all of His books and even a couple of his mothers. I love this guy and thank you very much for the video

[pasofilly]

Thank you for this video. I have all of his books. I love my collies. I grew p with them and when I got my far. I looked all over for my two wonderful collies. Monte and Montessa.

[stevesladd]

Absolutely beautiful.

[maregee]

his books inspired me to love collies and dogs in general...awesome

[catsnharps]

How wnderful! I read the APT books as a kid and loved them. I've found info on the Sunnybank collies on the Internet, but never saw a movie. Bravo!

[heyspym]

Love this video! I came upon it by accident.  I read all of Terhune's books as a child and this floored me! Thanks.

[lizziewho]

We had one of Lad's descendents back in late 30's. Thx for showing the film.

[408knw]

My father told me from time to time through my youth of the Terhune Collie books. Some years back I found a perfect, first edition printing of "Wolf" at a used book store whose owner was a radio ad client. It was as great as dad always said. While we've had "Collies" only as German Shepherd mixes -- I cannot read Terhune's desired vision of his own "homegoing" without choking back tears. I expect to hear my own dogs whining excitedly and scratching on that great door from the inside as I near it

[heyspym]

I was amazed when I found this! Terhune was my favorite author when I was a child. I fell in love with dogs and have never fallen out of love!

[heyspym]

Amazing video. I read and loved all of his books when I was a chlld. Like I said, amazing video.

[SunnybankNJ]

We have known about this newsreel for 15 years, and have it in our collections

[boisbleu2]

Why we are who we are.

[Blazekpgh]

What a truly wonderful gift this is! I've just sent this movie clip link the the Chairwoman of the Terhune Sunnybank Memorial Foundation. I have been a longtime lover of collies and more recently an owner of a rescue collie. I hope that you will plan to come to the annual Sunnybank Gathering...if so, hope to meet you there!

[mountainquail]

Couldn't believe my eyes! As a child growing up in Pompton Lakes, NJ, I was enamored of collies, all of APT's books, still have them all, including many that weren't published in the popular G&D series. I had the good fortune to enjoy tea on the veranda and then dinner with Mrs Terhune in 1959 or 60 when I was 14 but never met Mr Terhune as he died just before I was born. So after all these years, at last there is a glimpse of the Master himself with the swirling mass of collies. Thanks a lot

[ashherrin]

This vid makes me almost cry, thanks so much for posting this!

[solitudeseeker]

Wow, what a delight to see this. I loved Terhune's books as a child. So cool to get a look at The Place. Thanks very much.

[NaRwHaLsRmE]

albert payson turhune is my fifth great uncle.

[NaRwHaLsRmE]

albert payson turhune is my great great great great great uncle. no lie.

[Rocit63]

OMG! This was so wonderful, it brought tears to my eyes, thank you so much!

[my2collies]

Thank you- I love this!

[3RobinSong]

Thanks so much for posting this! I grew up near Sunnybank, and APT's books have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. It means so much to me to see this footage. Dogs are: Sigurdson, (white blaze), Explorer, Wolf, Gyp the Doberman, Bobby, Grey Dawn and Tippy the gray Persian cat. Thanks to Kristina Marshall for writing about this in Collie Expressions!

[ruracinme50]

The Sunnybank Collies!! I loved all the Terhune books as a child. WOW, thank you so very much!

[Christheatheist1]

Thanks so much for posting this! One of my fondest memories of my childhood was reading the Lad: a Dog series.

[foxfrosta]

Wow that is amazing to see...thank you so much for posting this to you tube.

[JackKangaroo1]

A wonderful and rare piece of archival film footage. Thanks for posting that clip. Collies are a beautiful breed of dog. I've never owned one but have always admired them.

[allexx123]

Thank you , for all my Collies too.

[gwenasmom]

I loved this movie, thanks so much for sharing it. Now I need to go thru my Terhune books to see if I can identify the dogs from the pictures.

[bjs856]

That was absolutely beautiful! I've had my first collie (a rough tri) for 14 months now, and she is the most wonderful, loving dog. I am now a die-hard collie fan. Thank you for sharing this!

[freedomsmom]

I never ever DREAMEd i woud actually get to SEE a home movie of Bert adn Anice and the Sunnybank Collies.. I am so very grateful for this chance..thankyou who ever posted this..from the bottom of my heart.

Darlene from Canada..Kerhaven collies.

[barcalonga]

thanks so very very much for posting this wonderful collage of footage and having put such thoughtful music with it - absolutely beautiful! Thank you again so very much!

[thistleccr]

Thank you so much for sharing this with us. I hope to go to Sunny Bank this year. I will be right by it. I can hardly believe that I found this. I love his books! THANKYOU AGAIN!!!!

[reliablebow]

We have large shelties...though not the same as collies, quite similar.Wonderful film! Heartwarming:)

[reliablebow]

Faved!

[Leodorus]

Great video, my tri colour died in August...so sad!... but now I have a five years old red hair collie since three weeks. She so sweet!

Her colours inspired to make the video The Whole Wide World with also music of Roger Eno...I've uploaded this morning.

From wich album is that beautiful song you"ve used for this video?

Regards, Leo

[lonewolf4044567305]

thanks for the memories my friend you minght not know who i am but i knew lad very well

[cbandre]

What a gem of a video !!! I grew up on AP's books, read everyone I could get my hands on. I live in northern NJ and visit Sunnybank often during the warmer months (just to walk around and inhale the wonder of the place). I never thought I would see Terhune on film, though. Does anyone have a recording of his voice? He was the master of dog stories indeed !! Thanks so much for sharing this video.

[CollieRescueCarolina]

Thank you so much for sharing and this is very special since I visited Sunny Bank for the first time this year. It is heart warming to reconize the landscape and see Lad when he was living.

Collie Rescue of the Carolinas

[kyapiphi]

"I wonder if it is heretical to believe that when at last my tired feet shall tread the Other Shore, a madly welcoming swirl of exultant collies—the splendid Sunnybank dogs that have been my chums here—will bound forward, circling and barking around me, to lead me Home!"

Albert Payson Terhune This film reminds me of this quote of his...

[CarrollA54]

Where is that quote from? I've read it, too, but don't remember. Thanks.

[kyapiphi]

I wish I could remember - I copied it years ago without recording the source- gggrrrr. But I love it. I know it used to be posted on a tribute web site at one point.

[cbandre]

It continues, "... Heretical or otherwise, I want to believe it. And if I fail to find them there, I shall know I have taken the Wrong Turning and have reached as goal other than hoped for. " (Buff: A Collie, 1921)

[kyapiphi]

Thanks so much for finishing the quote and providing the source!

[barcalonga]

THanks so very much for the entirety of that quote! I have been madly looking for that everywhere for the last couple of years because I remember it so well, though I have not read Buff since I was very little and do not have the book to look it up in, but have pretty much scoured every other Terhune source at my disposal. Thanks a million and happy tails!

[colliesntractors]

How beautiful!! To see Terhune and his collies is great. We've had collies for years and seeing my favorite author and his collies is a thrill. Thank you so much for sharing!

[colliesandakitten]

Thank you for sharing this clip. Yes, we have two collies, a sheltie and a cat. I would give you 10 stars. Merry Christmas.

[unpixie]

Thanks so much. This is magical. I grew up with collies and Terhune's books. Such happy dogs, just as I pictured them. I wish we knew what he was saying in the video.

[Mr2collies]

I first read `Lad, a dog` when I was about 10 years old, about 50 years ago. I love collies and own 2 at the moment. There is a really good web site for him and Sunnybank with lots of excerpts from his books. The video is just so...... I wish I could have been there.

[miragehorse]

Absolutely fantastic. Seeing the dogs from the stories of my childhood was just surreal. We have a collie named none other than...Lad! I so loved those books and so did my oldest daughter. What lovely dogs collies are.

[CarrollA54]

The sheer joy on his face, of the dogs.....it's everything I ever imagined Sunnybank would be. Even the swirl of collies at the end, just as he wrote about them. I survived childhood by dreaming of running away there, even though I knew The Place of the books was long gone....and here it is, proof that a dream was once a reality. Where was it found? And can someone post the other video 7collies referenced? Thank you, thank you for this.

[bobbiemel]

Wow, this is just amazing to see The Place come to life in these videos! Thanks so much for sharing.

[kyapiphi]

I find myself watching this over and over again - thanks so much for sharing - while terribly bittersweet to see all my friends from childhood, it is also some how comforting.

[saden22377]

Absolutely FANTASTIC!

[mdnirish]

Aries Collie Kennels  Thanks for the memories. We went to Sunnybank to a gathering , I videoed the entire property. The Place seemed almost magical.What a great clip, thanks

[Lassie1957]

From my frnd Linda R- Identified Sigurdson & Explorer & maybe that is Gray Dawn just after scene of the wiggling Tippy. Looking at Terhune website trying to identify some of the dogs I was surprised to see that Sigurdson & Explorer were only 9 & 8 respectively when they died & others died around 11. Lad was by far the longest-lived at 16. I'm guessing this must have been made in the late 1920s. If the dog that looks like a merle is Gray Dawn he died in 1929/ Explorer in 1930/Sigurdson in 1931.

[Lassie1957]

Wonderful find! Discovered this over the holidays/just couldn't wait to send message to all of my Collie friends. Also sent to the Collie Club of America archivist & librairian/Colliesonline. I hope that you can share a copy with our CCA archivist/librarian. I noticed that since I first saw it your viewings were around 335/in just several days has swelled to over 1250! Thanks for sharing this! Collies are a wonderful breed--so beautiful/faithful/so intelligent they seem human at times.

[wksufreshair]

Please have the CCA person contact me via my channel

[clyfarms1975]

Evening, The film clip of the Terhune's is wonderful. Would you be willing to share with the Collie Club of America. We sent a link to our film librarian that was thrill with the clip. Hope to hear from you soon.

[shannonc388]

@Lassie1957

Those faces warm my heart beyond anything that the Christmas season can provide. My collies are gone, but seeing this, I am already searching for new puppy. Thank you for the beautiful reminder.

[7Collies]

Amazing find!! Thank you for posting this...

I have seen one only one other film of Terhune, with Robert Friend. Here we are with Sigurd and so many of the collies, and Anice, and even Tippy the cat. It's like a time machine, seeing the Place and people and dogs of our dreams

DreamDancer Collies

[sea4th]

Bittersweet. This was like seeing a favorite uncle again, one I only knew through his writings. Years after those childhood days of escaping to Sunnybank through books, I visited Sunnybank as an adult. Sitting by Lad's grave, if you close your eyes and listen, beyond the wind making it's way through the treetops, you could almost hear the chorus of joyously barking collies. And at times, the fire blue lake, still is fire blue. Sunnybank, to this day, is magical. Thank you for this video.

[kyapiphi]

Thanks for the comment - couldn't have said it better myself...*sigh*

[martyland]

@sea4th Yes, that is exactly what I felt when visiting Sunnybank as an adult, 30 years after my own Buff passed away.

[FA37800]

Omigosh! WHERE did you GET this??? What a Treasure to share!!! Thank you so much for posting. I have BEEN to the Magical Sunnybank (itsa park, now), and my Collies acted like they had Been there before.....It truly IS an incredible Place on this planet. ToniBailey

[2lovecollies]

OMG, I shed a few tears on this one. I have had 3 rescued collies. One is an angel now. There is no breed like them. I, too, have read the books. After reading the first few pages of "Lad" I wasn't sure I could finish. (beatings) Thrilled that Terhune learned from his mistakes. Going to Sunny Bank is on my "bucket list". What an honor to the magnificient breed. Thank you for sharing!!

[TapestryLowchen]

Thank you! What a treat. I also grew up and collected his books. Visited Sunnybank in the '84. What an absolute treasure, yes, there are more than 10 of us out here that loved his stories!

[aabel98]

Lovely. To see The Master, The Mistress, and the Persian cat in addition to Sunnybank's beautiful collies! What a treat!

[theprincesseve]

OMG! THANK YOU so much for sharing! Is there any way to identify the dogs?

[bifferreggieroman]

"Lad, a Dog" fueled my childhood desire to have a collie. I have two now and they are the most wonderful dogs of course. I recently reread all of APTs books with great nostalgia and pleasure. Thanks for this wonderful video!

[wksufreshair]

Please Give them a hug from me Steve Wksufreshair

[1tri1bluemerle]

Oh my! Words can't describe the flood of emotions that came to me watching this video. What a find! I keep watching it over and over! You will be amazed at how many people will enjoy this and how fast it will spread!

[pjbrezie]

You did a superb job! Very sweet of you to do in the memory of all of your collies!

[CampKitty]

Great video. As a collie owner for over 30 yrs I enjoyed it!! Thanks for sharing!!

[cherhs]

I subscribe to the Terhune Memorial Foundation (Sunnybank) Newsletter. I am wondering if the foundation is aware of this video footage? If not they would truly be interested. I shared it with one of the key members on email to ask her. This is amazing footage.

[tinselfoil]

I've been looking all over for these newsreels, where ever did you find it? I posted it on the Facebook Albert Payson Terhune fan club site, I am so grateful to you!!! More than 10 are going to appreciate this, I assure you. The music you added is wonderful too. Do you know where there may be more newsreels?

[dutch98bunny]

awesome video -- thank you! i have had collies for 40 years -- there just is no finer breed :) i shared this with all my friends and its making the rounds on facebook so you should be getting tons of hits!

[eseaseful]

Thanks so much for posting. We have had two dogs named after Terhune's books, Lad and Treve. You can''t find a finer dog than a collie for affection and looks.

[nickgtv]

This is a great find on Youtube! I've always wanted to see/know more about APT and this video memory is fantastic. Have owned two Shelties and see the herding breed spirit and love. Again, thank you!!!

[pfarno]

I love this! I am a huge Terhune fan! I have all his books and was born and raised right near Pompton Lakes, NJ where Sunnybank was located. Thanks for posting this.

[HABLEMOSDEPERROS]

Hello, How I can get a copy of this video.

[wksufreshair]

Thank you to all who found and love this post. I wasn't sure I would get any interest. I added the sound There was no sound on the 8MM copy. My first Collie was an east coast dog (Tartanside). I did some transfer of collie related video (from the east coast) to VHS and that is where this came from.

[suckfest666]

the animal described in the Standard and are of high enough quality to prevail in either country, providing of course the judge wasn't prejudiced against one type or the other. Terhune's champions reflect an aesthetic middle ground between the two and, to my mind, the best of both worlds, being neither long nosed nor fox-faced. Go to the Terhune website and study the headshots of Sigurd and Thane in particular. THAT is what a "clean, well-balanced wedge" looks like in my opinion.

[suckfest666]

This is my very first time seeing Terhune and his dogs on film: The footage of (I think) Ch. Sunnybank Explorer (the big sable with the prominent white blaze) should serve as a reminder to today's breeders of what a well-balanced collie headpiece ought to look like! Too many American dogs have "tubular" faces and piggy little eyes and their UK counterparts have begun to resemble some kind of Chow/spitz mixture. Explorer's head is the "clean, well-blunted wedge" described by the Standard.

[suckfest666]

I'm going to assume that my previous comment about American breeders substituting an oversimplified "cone-shaped" head for the correct wedge got posted. Either way, the point I was trying to make was that over the years this lazy misinterpretation of the standard resulted in many, many, MANY extremely homely American collies with a "Ch." in front of their names. Terhune infuriated many collie fanciers by suggesting that they were "breeding the brains out through the nose."

[suckfest666]

and by suggesting fanciers had introduced Borzoi blood to achieve a flashier headpiece. Terhune's detractors claimed the Sunnybank dogs were poor show specimens until Champions Sigurd, Sigurdson, Explorer and most spectacularly Ch.Sunnybank Thane, shut them up.

The most influential American sire of all time, Ch. Tartanside the Gladiator is a descendant Ch. Sunnybank Thane. If Terhune were around today, I think Tartanside would be one of the few kennels he'd approve of. Buddie's dogs retain

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Thank you so much for this!

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the classic look of collies at the zenith of their Golden Age (1920-1940).As for individual collies of the last 25 years that Terhune would have liked, I have no doubt that Ch. Amberlyn's Bright Tribute would be his favorite, being exactly the kind of bison-coated and big-boned mahogany sable as his fictional embodiment of collie perfection , Ch. Lochinvar Bobby. He'd also like Southland's Bowen Island, Gentry's Braveheart and Tartanside Allegiance. .

In England, the one light in the

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darkness is Miranda Blake and her Corydon Kennels, the only modern English collie breeder worthy of the heritage bequeathed by such early greats as Laund, Southport, Sterling and Ladypark. Her Ch. Phrosty's Phreelancer exemplifies the ideal English collie as well as Gladiator did the ideal American collie.

The English vision of the "clean, well-blunted wedge" is somewhat foxy and triangular rather than purely cylindrical. Both Gladiator and Phrosty represent reasonable versions of

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what the breed standard is talking about, but glorious as these two are, I prefer Terhune's champions Thane and Sigurd (see the Terhune site for head studies of both dogs) to either Gladiator OR Phrosty, blasphemous as that might be. Long live the Master!

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Thanks for posting for all the collies we've owned. There is no better dog!