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VOLUME II NUMBER 2

Co-Presidents: Bea Hamm & Sarah Hepburn
Treasurer: Mo Clark
Secretary: Emily Wu
Board of Directors: Monique Fisher, Elise Gouge, Marie Hinds
Website: Rebeca Kerr & Monique Fisher
Editors: Bea Hamm & Rebeca Kerr

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VOLUME II NUMBER 1

Co-Presidents: Bea Hamm & Sarah Hepburn
Treasurer: Mo Clark
Secretary: Emily Wu
Board of Directors: Monique Fisher, Elise Gouge, Marie Hinds
Website: Rebeca Kerr & Monique Fisher
Editors: Bea Hamm & Rebeca Kerr

Please send your content and pictures to us at: [email protected]

VOLUME II NUMBER 1

Co-Presidents: Bea Hamm & Sarah Hepburn
Treasurer: Mo Clark
Secretary: Emily Wu
Board of Directors: Monique Fisher, Elise Gouge, Marie Hinds
Website: Rebeca Kerr & Monique Fisher
Editors: Bea Hamm & Rebeca Kerr

Please send your content and pictures to us at: [email protected]

VOLUME I NUMBER 9

Carole Presberg longtime Border Collie lover and advocate founded NEBCR nearly 25 years ago now. After many years of tireless work she passed the reins onto the next in line. Last year she came out of retirement to breathe new life into this newsletter as editor. Now that it’s off the ground again she has once again gone back to her retirement role.

Thank you Carole for getting the ball rolling again touching on so many Border Collie issues and stories. You can read more about Caroles history with Border Collies here.

VOLUME I NUMBER 8

Meet Board Member of NEBCR, Marie Hinds

I grew up with cats and have always had one (or more) in my life. My husband was a dog person and thought we should get a dog. After researching breeds…

VOLUME I NUMBER 7

Meet the Secretary of NEBCR, Emily Wu

Hello! While I’ve been silent these past few years, I joined NEBCR in 2006 as a volunteer and foster home in order to do a bit of good, and to gain direct experience with border collies to see if the …

VOLUME I NUMBER 6

Meet the Treasurer of NEBCR, Mo Clark

Growing up in Germany a long time ago, my family already had “second-hand” pets: My sister brought home a dog found dumped on the side of the road …

VOLUME I NUMBER 5

Meet the Editor of NEBCR’S Newsletter & Journal, Carole Presberg

A handspinner and feltmaker, I was contemplating getting sheep to support my fleece habit in 1978. I went to a Sheep & Wool Festival to see what sheep were available in the area, and saw the sheepdog trials…

VOLUME I NUMBER 4

Comparison: Humans vs. Dogs

by Judy Parsons

Humans: approx. 1 billion neurons intheir brain; dogs: approx. 500 million.
Here’s a comparison of the two species and the silly expectations people place on dogs…

VOLUME I NUMBER 3

Health: Leptospirosis

by Barbara Swartzlander

ZepherJoe, my 7-year-old Border Collie, was a fantastic agility athlete. He loved the game. He died on November 1, 2021, just weeks after the photo of him, (below left) was taken, of kidney failure secondary to Leptospirosis. He was not vaccinated….