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following the decimation of the sheep farming industry in parts of the UK by foot and mouth there has been a huge increase in the number of working dogs left jobless and homeless

pup a ten-month-old border collie was born on a working farm in lockerbie - scotland - just as the entire flock was culled

many such dogs have been killed as surplus to requirements but pup is one of the lucky ones

with the help of
border collie rescue many dogs have been saved and rehomed as working dogs

pup is employed on the 500-acre network of surrey commons owned by the corporation of london and is being trained by senior keeper simon meek to work with a flock of jacobs and southdown sheep