THE BORDER COLLIE MUSEUM

Carole and David Presberg with their five Border Collies,
(l. to r.) Flash, Chance, Bess, Kate, and Sage.

MEET THE CURATOR OF THE BORDER COLLIE MUSEUM
AND THE EDITOR OF THESE WEB PAGES

My name is Carole Presberg. I'm married, no children. I have had Border Collies for 30 years and was a sheep farmer for 25 years. I have a degree in art and have been a fiber artist on and off over the years, but mostly I have been a writer and editor. For 15 years I published, edited, and wrote for The Shepherd's Dogge quarterly journal. I've also written for numerous other magazines including Black Sheep Newsletter, Spin-Off, and International Sheepdog News. I've co-authored a book, The Working Border Collie, with Irish author and long-time Border Collie breeder, Marjorie Quarton. My half of the book was on the Border Collie in America.. I also run an online bookstore called The Shepherd's Dog that carries old, antique, and out-of-print books of interest to Border Collie and sheepdog enthusiasts. These web pages have been up in one form or another for about 15 years.

For almost 15 years I did Border Collie rescue, founding the North American Border Collie Rescue Network (NABCRN) and New England Border Collie Rescue (NEBCR). In 2006 I retired, as president, intake coordinator, website manager, and foster care provider, from NEBCR. In the same year, my last old ewe died, and I officially retired from sheep farming, though I still have a llama and a pony.

In case you haven't guessed by now, I am a diehard Border Collie enthusiast. My main interest is in the history of the breed, and by extension, the history of the shepherd's dog in general. My current "project" is to research the early history of the shepherd's dog primarily in Britain, and as far back as I can go (the Star Trek fan in me wishes there really was time travel, but, alas! I'm stuck with the Internet). Because I am an artist and a writer, I am concentrating on art and literature as major resources. I am also a British folk music enthusiast, and an Anglophile (which my dictionary assures me includes all of Britain, not just England). All the photos on this page (except the one at the top) were taken in Britain in the fall of 1996. Left, that's me holding one of Adeline Jones' Welsh Sheep Dog pups. The one in the center, below, is of me and Sarah Kellem, the great-great-granddaughter of the Victorian artist, Richard Ansdell.

People to thank for their help and friendship over the years: Barbara Carpenter; Iris Combe; Linda Rorem; Jan Hillborn; Gina Bisco; Sarah Kellem; Beth Maxwell Boyle; Suzanne West; Margaret Bean, who taught me how to edit; Highland's Willy Scott, my first Border Collie and the dog that started it all; and my husband, David Presberg, for patience and technical assistance.

THESE ARE THE WEB PAGES WE MAINTAIN

These web pages are copyright 2008 and maintained by webmeistress Carole Presberg and webwizard David Presberg.