Over the Hills and Far Away - by Harford Logan

The escapades and winning ways of Harford Logan and his border collies

Welcome to Spirita Books, publisher of Over the Hills and Far Away by Harford Logan, with illustrations by Holly Bennett.

Harford has spent a lifetime working in partnership with his Border Collies – winning his very first sheepdog trial and then regularly taking home the Irish National Championship Cup. In this book he candidly shares some of his magic - how he chooses his dogs, finds a way to communicate with them and be the handler which a dog of that quality deserves.

On the way he introduces us to the characters and lifestyle of the farming world he grew up in during 1940s Ireland, his first trial successes in front of the handlers he revered as a young man, the joys and challenges of farming the Copeland Islands off County Down in Ireland, then the mountainous Lagnaha in the Western Highlands of Scotland, and finally the antics and dramas of his many ‘working’ trips to North America, where he judged sheepdog trials and ran dog training clinics.

This is a book you’ll enjoy as much for its humour and insight into a clearly enjoyable way of life, as for the genuine advice you’ll gain from a man who, for many, needs no introduction.

“Few men have I seen who are as admired and welcomed in the sheepdog world as this man. Friends gather to his side and renew friendships everywhere he goes. I commend this book to those who want to learn about sheepdogs, sheep farming and enjoy a full dose of Irish humour at the side of none other than the master.”
E.B. Raley, Texas


Home Page About the Author & lllustrator Book Excerpt How to Order Useful Links	.	The escapades and winning ways of Harford Logan and his border collies Welcome to Spirita Books, publisher of Over the Hills and Far Away by Harford Logan, with illustrations by Holly Bennett. Harford has spent a lifetime working in partnership with his Border Collies – winning his very first sheepdog trial and then regularly taking home the Irish National Championship Cup. In this book he candidly shares some of his magic - how he chooses his dogs, finds a way to communicate with them and be the handler which a dog of that quality deserves. On the way he introduces us to the characters and lifestyle of the farming world he grew up in during 1940s Ireland, his first trial successes in front of the handlers he revered as a young man, the joys and challenges of farming the Copeland Islands off County Down in Ireland, then the mountainous Lagnaha in the Western Highlands of Scotland, and finally the antics and dramas of his many ‘working’ trips to North America, where he judged sheepdog trials and ran dog training clinics. This is a book you’ll enjoy as much for its humour and insight into a clearly enjoyable way of life, as for the genuine advice you’ll gain from a man who, for many, needs no introduction. “Few men have I seen who are as admired and welcomed in the sheepdog world as this man. Friends gather to his side and renew friendships everywhere he goes. I commend this book to those who want to learn about sheepdogs, sheep farming and enjoy a full dose of Irish humour at the side of none other than the master.” E.B. Raley, Texas	Also Available… Perfect Style by Holly Bennett This beautiful bronze sculpture is the result of collaboration between the artist and sheepdog trial champion Harford Logan. To visit the Perfect style web site for more information please click here…