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Countryfile....One Man and his Dog.

(13 Posts)
merlotgran Sun 28-Sept-14 19:16:48

Loving this. So good to see a competition on telly that requires great skill, training and patience.

mollie65 Sun 28-Sept-14 19:57:43

the dogs are lovely too smile
my 'lurch' is border collie crossed with greyhound so a bit clever.

tiggypiro Sun 28-Sept-14 20:10:45

And of course it was in glorious North Yorkshire !!

Deedaa Sun 28-Sept-14 20:28:08

Border Collies! What's not to like?

Nanabelle Mon 29-Sept-14 00:30:30

And the soppy sheep! I love it too and am full of admiration for the shepherds - especially the young ones.

PRINTMISS Mon 29-Sept-14 08:45:07

Yes, I enjoyed this, it used to be a regular, didn't, a weekly one, rather than just the finals. The countryside was beautiful too, England in all it's glory, with the shepherds working their dogs. Lovely.

TriciaF Mon 29-Sept-14 14:15:28

We watched it too, wish it was on more often.
We have a border collie and she's almost human and very obedient. A real little darling.
But they can be difficult too. Had a male bc and he was a "spinner" and chased cars. Eventually he attacked a car once too often and died. sad

jinglbellsfrocks Mon 29-Sept-14 14:30:38

I used to enjoy watching One Man and his Dog, until I realised that those dogs really do want to get at the sheep and tear them apart. In the nature of the best I suppose. Why would they be any different from any other dogs?

jinglbellsfrocks Mon 29-Sept-14 14:31:07

beast, not "best"

Teetime Mon 29-Sept-14 14:40:37

I put this on for few minutes only - not sure of the female presenters name and I am not at all referring to her accent when I say her voice really jars with me its so screechy- are presenters not taught to moderate the tone of their voice. Really put me off the programme - perhaps I was feeling touchy and tired!

tiggypiro Mon 29-Sept-14 15:31:57

Oh Teetime - the young lady in question (Helen Skelton) is a Cumbrian farmers daughter and proud of it. Matt Baker is also a farmers son from County Durham. Two presenters who for once understood the programme they were presenting and did so in the voices they were born with. Why on earth should they alter them ?

Icyalittle Mon 29-Sept-14 15:42:19

I'm with Teetime - love their accents, both of them, but don't like the lack of modulation in Helen Skelton's voice. It is about her voice, not accent: drop the volume and pitch just a little to make it easier on the ear. It makes my television vibrate! Otherwise, such a great programme, and she is a good presenter.

Teetime Tue 30-Sept-14 08:42:56

Thanks Icy you got my point nicely.