MOUNTVILLE Dogs... They’re considered man’s best friend. But what would you call a canine that is a loyal companion but can also do a full day’s work for you? “Indispensible” is the term used by ,Jim and Virginia Shearer of Mountville, Lan caster County, to describe their experiences with border collies and the sheep industry. The border collie is well known for its exploits in other areas of the world such as Scotland and Australia, but hasn’t enjoyed widespread notoriety in Pennsylvania until recently. The Shearers plan to in troduce the talented dog to visitors at the 69th Farm Show Maryland ag leaders will prepare position papers ANNAPOLIS, Md. 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They will put several of their top dogs through a series of maneuvers to display their shepherding skills. “You can’t have a sheep operation without good dogs,” said Jim Shearer, who maintains 25 Southdown sheep along with his wife and their four-legged workhands. “I can have a border collie learn to do something after one or two times, when it takes another dog much more training,” said the 65-year-old Shearer, now retired to pursue his interest in training the animals. “We try to show the out- EARLY ORDER SPECIAL 1250 Gal. Polyethylene Tank 10% DOWN Holds Till Next Spring Vertical Transport -Water - Fertilizers -PlantFoods Pick-Up - Chemicals Tanks -Feeds All feise llage ools off Recommended for use on plastic pipes High Pressure Washers PSI 680 1000 $299.99 $499.99 Mountville couple *5B $ 'Jmvm&n ®i‘ Jp^WPl*» 8D il, f?te. 272 South. HerrvHte Rd., WHiow Streot, N. Ph. 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As a young girl she was not aware of their M'UHfc'; FREE WELDING INSTRUCTION CLINIC Jan.l6th 7:00 P.M. Call For Reservations Refreshments Served PRICES GOOD THRU JAN. 12, 1985 to exhibit Show Jan. 16 value until one day while performing some chores around the barnyard, she looked up and saw a raging bull charging toward her. “The dog bit me and chased me out of the area,” she said noting that the dog served as a decoy to assure her escape. Native Pennsylvamans, the Shearers have been involved in raising sheep and prize sheep dogs and border collies for over 35 years. Jim worked as a shepherd for most of his life in Indiana County before assuming similar duties at Erdenheim Farms in Mon tgomery County. After another shepherding job in Elysburg, he met his wife in Philadelphia, and together t ~ , . ", % EARLY 9.000 Ft. 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