Bibliography of Shetland Sheepdog Books and Magazines

Aaelegaard, Ebba

Collie og Shetland Sheepdogs

1969. 86 pp. Illustrated. Text in Danish

American Shetland Sheepdog Association

History of the American Shetland Sheepdog Association, 1929-1964

 

 

ASSA Handbook 1968 – 1970  (Vol 1)

Barbara Curry, Editor

 

ASSA Handbook 1971 – 1973  (Vol 2)

Barbara Curry, Editor

 

ASSA Handbook 1974 – 1976  (Vol 3)

Lynette Saltzman, Editor

 

ASSA Handbook 1977 – 1978  (Vol 4)

Barbara Curry, Editor

 

ASSA Yearbook 1979             (Vol 5)

Barbara Curry, Editor

 

ASSA Yearbook 1980             (Vol 6)

Barbara Curry, Editor

 

ASSA Handbook 1981 - 1982  (Vol 7)

Karen Elledge, Editor

 

ASSA Handbook 1983 - 1984  (Vol 8)

Karen Elledge, Editor

 

ASSA Handbook 1985 - 1986  (Vol 9)

Lyn Krivanek, Editor

 

ASSA Handbook 1987            (Vol 10)

Lyn Krivanek, Editor

 

ASSA Handbook 1988            (Vol 11)

Ann Campbell, Editor

 

ASSA Handbook 1989            (Vol 12)

Arlene Badura, Editor

 

ASSA Handbook 1990            (Vol 13)

Arlene Badura, Editor

 

ASSA Handbook 1991            (Vol 14)

Arlene Badura, Editor

 

ASSA Handbook 1992            (Vol 15)

Ellen Worthington, Editor

 

ASSA Handbook 1993            (Vol 16)

Ellen Worthington, Editor

 

ASSA Handbook 1994            (Vol 17)

Sharon L Parrish, Editor

 

ASSA Handbook 1995            (Vol 18)

Sharon L Parrish, Editor

 

ASSA Handbook 1996            (Vol 19)

Sharon L Parrish, Editor

 

ASSA Handbook 1997            (Vol 20)

Sharon L Parrish, Editor

 

ASSA Handbook 1998            (Vol 21)

Sharon L Parrish, Editor

 

ASSA Stud Catalog - 1976

Lynette Saltzman, Editor

 

Pictorial Standard

See the ASSA webpage for ordering information on available handbooks and Pictorial Standards

Australian Shetland Sheepdog Club

The Australian Handbook of the Shetland Sheepdog, 1970

 

 

The Australian Handbook of the Shetland Sheepdog, 1975

 

Baker, Maurice

Shetland Sheepdogs Today

Ringpress, 1988. 159 pages

Baskerville, W.

Show Collies and Shetland Sheepdogs

Percy Brothers, Ltd., Manchester, England, 1922. Contains a chapter with photos of early (pre-Collie cross) Shelties. Rare. Two editions were printed.

Carriera, Joanne

Shetland Sheepdogs At Work

Best Friends Ltd; 1999, ISBN: 1889576018; obedience, herding, agility, therapy work, tracking, and more

Churchill, Linda

New Owners Guide To The Shetland Sheepdog

TFH Publications

Clem, Charlotte C (later McGowan)

The Serenade Scrapbook

Kiki Cullum, 1973. A pamphlet that pays tribute to Ch. Sea Isle Serenade.

Coleman, Catherine (later Moore)

The Shetland Sheepdog

W.W. Gallagher - J.N. Levine - A.R. Miller, 1943, 168 pp. Covers the early development of the breed in the United States.  The original version has a blue hardback cover. Reprints of this book produced in the 1960s have a brown soft cover and plastic spiral binding.

Combe, Iris

Herding Dogs, Their Origins And Development in Britain

Faber and Faber, London, 1987, ISBN 0-571-14715-1. 253 pp. A wonderful little book        discussing the origins of British herding breeds. Includes excerpts of articles from the great 1908
”Shetland Collie" vs "Shetland Sheepdog" naming war.

Cooley, B.B.

Structure of the Shetland Sheepdog

1960, paperback

Credido, Scott

Guide To Owning A Shetland Sheepdog

1996

Davis, Mary

Pet Owner’s Guide To The Shetland Sheepdog

 

 

Shetland Sheepdogs

Arthur Barker Ltd., London, 1973, ISBN 0-213-16415-9.

Dunbar, Ian

The Essential Shetland Sheepdog

1999

English Shetland Sheepdog Club

The Shetland Sheepdog  - 1933

Softcover

 

The Shetland Sheepdog – 1935

Softcover

 

The English Shetland Sheepdog Club Handbook - 1949

Softcover

 

The English Shetland Sheepdog Club Handbook - 1951

 

 

The English Shetland Sheepdog Club Handbook - 1956

 

 

The English Shetland Sheepdog Club Handbook - 1961

 

 

The English Shetland Sheepdog Club Handbook - 1966

 

 

The English Shetland Sheepdog Club Handbook - 1970

 

 

The English Shetland Sheepdog Club Handbook - 1975

 

 

The English Shetland Sheepdog Club Handbook - 1980

 

Fallas, G & M

Shetland Sheepdog Show Champions 1915-1980

Wakefield (England), 1986, 478 pages

 

Shetland Sheepdog Show Champions 1981-1990

 

Fiorone, F

Le Collie, Le Berger d’Ecosse et Le Chien de Berger Shetland

French

Ganz, Sandy & Rick Thompson

The Proper Care of Shetland Sheepdogs

TFH Publications; 1997, ISBN: 0793819687

Gwynne-Jones, Olwen

The Shetland Sheepdog Handbook

Nicholson & Watson, London, 1958

Haderlie, Jan & Peggy

Color Inheritance Charts for The Shetland Sheepdog

Sheltie International, 1983, 20 pp.

Hart, Malcolm

Shetland Sheepdogs

Crowood. 1999,191pp

Herbert, Beryl M & Joan M

The Shetland Sheepdog

W & G Foyle Ltd., London, various editions: 1961, 1968, 1970, 1973, 92 pp

Hostetter, Karen D.

The Shetland Sheepdog Reference Book

 

 

The Shetland Sheepdog Pedigree Book

1993

Johns, Rowland

Our Friends The Old English And Shetland Sheepdogs

Methuen & Co,, London, 1935

 

Our Friend the Shetland Sheepdog

Methuen & Sons, 1961, 97 pp

McGowan, Charlotte

The Shetland Sheepdog In America

Alpine Publications, Inc., 1999.  No student of the breed should be without this book!!!

McKinney, Betty Jo & Barbara Rieseberg

Sheltie Talk

Alpine Publications, Inc., 1976

 

Sheltie Talk (Revised Edition)

Alpine Publications, Inc., 1984, ISBN 0-931866-17-0.  The “bible” of the breed.

Megnin,

Le Chiens de Berger Anglais

French, 1914

Merrithew, Cathy

The Shetland Sheepdog: An Owner's Guide to a Happy, Healthy Pet

Howell, 1995. 158pp. A pet trade book.

Mid Western Shetland Sheepdog Club

Mid Western Shetland Sheepdog Club

Handbook, 1978

 

Mid Western Shetland Sheepdog Club

Handbook 1982

Miller, Evelyn

How to Raise And Train A Shetland Sheepdog

TFH Publications, 1960

 

Shetland Sheepdogs...As Pets

TFH Publications, 1960. 18 pp. A pet trade book.

Miller, Robert L., PhD

Canadian Shetland Sheepdog Champions And Their Ancestors 1931 - ...

These spiral bound books are a must for researching pedigrees. For ordering information on current volumes and updates see  Barlo webpage.

 

"Foreign" Shelties Behind Shetland Sheepdog Champions 1915 - ...

 

 

Non-Champions Behind Shetland Sheepdog Champions 1915 - ...

 

 

Shetland Sheepdog Champions 1915 - 1994

 

Moody, Jan

Shetland Sheepdogs - The Sheltie

Bredicot Publications, 1990, ISBN 0-9516812-0-6

Moore, Catherine Coleman

The Complete Shetland Sheepdog

Denlinger's, 1960, ISBN 60-6549. 288 pp. Covers the development of the breed in the U.S. through the 1950s.

Moore, Catherine C., Clint Neyman, et.al.

Sheltie Greats

The Sheltie Special, 1970.  This pamphlet reprints a of collection of articles which originally appeared in the Sheltie Special.  Covers many of the early ROM sires.

Nicholas, Anna Katherine

The Book of The Shetland Sheepdog

TFH Publications, Inc., 1984. A large and well-illustrated book. Features many breeders active in the late 1970s/ early 1980s.

Norman, Margaret

The New Shetland Sheepdog

ISBN 1582450439, 1999

Osborne, Margaret

The Popular Shetland Sheepdog

Popular Dogs, London, 1959

 

The Shetland Sheepdog

Arco Publishing Company, 1969, ISBN 62-14989
There are probably 9 editions of this book.  The appendices were usually updated for each.

Palika, Liz

How To Train Your Shetland Sheepdog

2000

Pisano, Beverly

Shetland Sheepdogs

TFH Publications, 1990.  A pet trade book.

Puxley, W.L.

Collies and Sheep-dogs

1949, 79 pp. Covers border collies, rough Collies, OES and Shelties.

Riddle, Maxwell

The New Shetland Sheepdog

Howell Book House, New York, 1974, ISBN 0-87605-308-8

 

The New Complete Shetland Sheepdog

Howell Book House, New York, 1991, ISBN 0-87605-333-9

Rogers, Felicity M.

All About the Shetland Sheepdog

Pelham Books, London, 1974(1st),1980, 128 pp. ISBN 0-7207-1222-X

Ross, Barb

Illustrated Guide to Sheltie Grooming

Alpine Publications, Inc., 1993.

Saltzman, Lynette

Shetland Sheepdog Stud Dog Catalog

A binder of stud dogs' pictures and pedigrees from the early 1960s

Schneider, Earl

Know Your Shetland Sheepdog

Pet Library, 64 pp. A pet trade book

Schneider, Evelyn

The Shetland Sheepdog

Denlingers, 1994

Shiel

The Shetland Sheepdog

Bartholemew & Son Ltd, 1977, softcover 96 pgs

Simmonds, Jean D

The Illustrated Shetland Sheepdog Standard

Several editions: 1960, 1970, 1984, softbound

 

The Sheltie Guide

1997(?), latest version can be ordered from author, see Carmylie webpage.

Simons, Joan

High Jumps And Dumbbells

Alpine Publications, 1979.  Dog training

Sucher, Jaime J.

Shetland Sheepdogs

Barrons, NY, 1990, paperback

Taynton, Mark

Pet Shetland Sheepdog

All-Pets, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, 1954, softcover 64 pp

 

Shetland Sheepdogs

TFH, 1973

Thynne, Beryl

The Shetland Sheepdog

Dogs In Print, Hepworth, England, 1990. A reproduction of Miss Thynne's 1916 book published by The Illustrated Kennel News Co. Ltd., London.  Limited edition 200 copies.

Weiss, Seymour

How To Raise And Train A Shetland Sheepdog

TFH Publications, 1969

Whelen, Elizabeth D.

Off To The Shows

Tentagel, Inc., 1970s. Softcover

 

No Greater Love

Alpine Publications, 1988, ISBN 0-931866-34-0
Expanded version of Off to The Shows.  Both cover the history of Pocono Kennels.

Wilcox, Charlotte

The Shetland Sheepdog

2000, written for children

Wylie, C.A., Editor

The Shetland Sheepdog Club of N.S.W. Handbook

Sydney (Australia), 1979, 176pp

 

 

 

 

Fiction, Poetry & others

 

 

A Garland of Shelties

Excerpts from the Sheltie List

 

A Garland of Shelties II

Excerpts from the Sheltie List

Berrisford, Judith

Trot home, Sally (The story of a Shetland Sheepdog

University of London Press, 1956, illustrated by Geofrey Whittam, 120 pp.

Bice, Clare

A Dog For Davie’s Hill

MacMillian Company - Weekly Reader, 1956

Fearon, Ethelind

Little Dog

Lothrop, Lee and Shepard NY, 1955, 194 pp, Illustrated

Ford, Betty

Lochlan of Fairwood

Privately printed by author, early 1960s, illustrated by author & Dahlis.  Poems.

Halsall, Eric

Gael, Sheepdog of The Hills

Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens. 1985, 224 pp. Illustrated.

Johnson, Margaret S.

Gay, A Shetland Sheepdog

William Morrow, NY, 1948, 2nd printing, 96pp., Illustrated by author

Leask, W

Bess, Tales of A Middle-Aged Sheepdog

Shetland Times, Lerwick, 1985, 48 pp, illustrated

MacKellar, William

A Place By The Fire

David McKay, 1966, illustrated by Ursula Koering

Omni, Phillis (aka Lydia Giglio )

The Brandiad

Vantage Press, 1994, 268 pp.

Shalaine Enterprises

Pillow Talk – Musings of A Mailing List Gone Mad

A lesson in what can happen when you tickle the fancy, this booklet captures the fun the member of the Sheltie List had when someone posed the question "My dog is breeding my pillow, what am I going to get?" Order from:  shalainetx@aol.com

Tuttle, Margaret W.

The Crimson Cage

Tashmoo Press, Martha's Vinyard, 1981, 118 pp.

 

 

 

 

Periodicals

 

 

Collie & Shetland Sheepdog Review

A monthly magazine published by M.D. Drucker

 

Collie Cassette and Shetland Sheepdog Selections

 

 

Collie Cues & Shetland Sheepdog News

 

Active

Sheltie International

Susan Johnston began publication of this bi-monthly in June 1982. It is currently being produced by Reporter Publications

Active

Sheltie Pacesetter

Nancy Lee Knight Marshall Cathcart began publication of this bi-monthly in December 1977. 

 

Sheltie Treasures

Linda Kunicki published 6 issues between October 1988 and October 1989

 

Shetland Sheepdog Magazine

Thirty-five bi-monthly issues were published by Ron Fletcher (Tentagel Publishing) and then John Dilkes between January 1973 and October 1978.

 

The New Sheltie Special

Only three issues were printed by John Dilkes and then Irene Brody (Dove Publishing). 

 

The Nutshell

Bulletin of the English Shetland Sheepdog Club

 

The Shetland Sheepdog Review

Cherie Virden (Doggone Publications) produced 22 monthly issues between April 1980 and February 1982

 

The Shetland Special

Catherine E. Coleman began publication in Sep 1949. Issues appeared sporadically until she joined forces with Sadah Loomis and it became the Sheltie Special.

 

The Sheltie Special

Bi-monthly from early 60’s, sold to Tentagel and then John Dilkes.  Ended in late 1970s.

 

 

 

 

Other Collectible Magazines

 

 

Dogdom (defunct)

Have seen one issue which was a nice retrospective of Sheltie activities ca. ‘30s

 

Dog News

An all breed monthly which produced an annual Sheltie feature

 

Dog World (England)

Christmas annuals contain many English Shelties

 

Our Dogs (England)

Christmas annuals contain many English Shelties

 

Popular Dogs (defunct)

Aug 45 and Dec 48 feature Shelties

 

The World of the Working Dog

Mar/Apr 1977 featured Peter Pumpkin in an article written by Tom Coen.

 

 

 

 

Videos

 

American Kennel Club

Shetland Sheepdog

 

Power, Anne “Pepper”

Sheltie Greats – Vol 1

Re-released 2000

 

Sheltie Greats – Vol 2

 

 

 

 

 

Other Books of Interest

 

Vanderlip, Sharon Lynn

The Collie: A Veterinary Reference for the Professional Breeder

Biotechnical Consultants, 1984, 296 pp, 63 photos (mostly color)

 

 

 

 

 

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